Legal Opinion
Cavalier v. Random House, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2002No. 00-56192PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Wanda and Christopher Cavalier (the “Cavaliers”) appeal the district court’s summary judgment and dismissal in favor of defendants Random House, Inc. (“Random House”), the Children’s Television Workshop Inc., and CTW Publishing Co. (collectively, “CTW”). In an action for copyright and trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and unfair competition, the Cavaliers alleged that defendants published books containing art work, text, and characters virtually identical to materials previously submitted to Random House and CTW by the Cavaliers. We find…
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