Legal Opinion
Past Pluto Productions Corp. v. Dana
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 10, 1986No. 85 Civ. 5400 (PKL)PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEISURE, District Judge:
As the nation prepares to celebrate both the centennial and restoration of the Statue of Liberty, it is hardly surprising that numerous entrepreneurs are seeking to profit from the manufacture and sale of Statue of Liberty memorabilia. Many of these items may be fairly characterized as novelty items, inexpensively made and inexpensively sold. The current dispute arises because one such entrepreneur secured a copyright for the novelty item it had created — a flat foam hat — and now seeks to enjoin another entrepreneur from making and selling its own Statue of Liberty…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Thomas Walker v. Time Life Films, Inc., David Susskind, Gill Champion, Martin Richards and Heywood GouldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Durham Industries, Inc. v. Tomy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Turoso v. Cleveland Municipal CourtSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rebecca Reyher and Ruth Gannett v. Children's Television Workshop and Tuesday Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Folio Impressions, Inc. v. Byer California MacY New York, Inc. Lida Manufacturing Co. And John Does--20Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Heidi S. Weissmann, M.D., Cross-Appellee v. Leonard M. Freeman, M.D., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Whimsicality, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Rubie's Costume Co., Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Atari Games Corporation v. Ralph Oman, Register of CopyrightsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- GB Marketing USA Inc. v. Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1991
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