Legal Opinion
Brown v. McCormick
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 8, 1998No. CIV. L-96-3450PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LEGG, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This suit, alleging copyright infringement and related causes of action, arises out of a dispute over the use of plaintiffs quilt block patterns during the filming and merchandising of the motion picture (the “movie”) How to Make an American Quilt. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment, as well as several other, non-disposi-tive motions. For the reasons stated below, the Court shall GRANT IN PART the defendants’ motion with respect to Ms. Brown’s state law claims, shall otherwise DENY the motions for summary judgment, and shall…
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