Legal Opinion

Churchill Livingstone, Inc. v. Williams & Wilkins

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided December 16, 1996No. 95 Civ. 8597 (MBM)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

MUKASEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Churchill Livingstone, Inc., sues defendants Williams & Wilkins and Thomas W. Sadler for copyright infringement. Plaintiff moves and defendants cross-move for summary judgment on the issue of substantial similarity. For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motion is granted and plaintiffs motion is denied.

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The following facts are drawn from the pleadings, affidavits and Local Rule 3(g) statements submitted with the parties’ motion papers and are construed in the light most favorable to the non-movant in each instance:

A. Human Embryology

Church…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  2. Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
  4. Computer Associates International, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Altai, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  5. Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930

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