Legal Opinion
Netzer v. Continuity Graphic Associates, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 7, 1997No. 93 Civ. 5870 (RWS)PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendants Continuity Graphics Associates, Inc. (“Continuity Graphics”), Continuity Publications, Inc. (“Continuity”), Neal Adams (“Adams”), Kristine Adams, a/k/a Kris Hartz (“Kristine”) and Peter Stone (“Stone”) (collectively, the “Defendants”), have moved for summary judgment under Rule 56, Fed. R.Civ.P., dismissing the complaint of plaintiff Michael Netzer (“Netzer”) alleging, inter alia, that the Defendants defrauded him, breached certain undertakings and infringed his copyright in a comic strip character, Ms. Mystic. The complaint also alleges libel, invasion…
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