Legal Opinion

Cambridge Literary Properties, Ltd. v. W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik G.M.B.H. & Co. Kg.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 13, 2007No. 06-2339PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

The district court entered summary judgment for defendants due to plaintiffs failure to meet the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations in this dispute over profits from the sale of Hummel figurines and images. Cambridge Literary Properties, Ltd. v. W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik G.m.b.H. & Co. Kg. (Cambridge II), 448 F.Supp.2d 244 (D.Mass.2006). We affirm.

The key facts are set forth here and in our earlier opinion on a different issue in this case. Cambridge Literary Properties, Ltd. v. W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik G.m.b.H. & Co. Kg. (Cambridge I), 295 F.3d 59, 61-62…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. T. B. Harms Company v. Edward Eliscu and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  2. De Sylva v. BallentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. Cape Ann Investors v. LeponeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  4. James B. Royal v. Leading Edge Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  5. Neil Gaiman and Marvels and Miracles, Llc, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Todd McFarlane Defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004

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