Legal Opinion
Emarine v. Group Ten Press, Inc. (In re Group Ten Press, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska
Decided April 17, 1981No. Bankruptcy No. BK79-1361Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVID L. CRAWFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is a controversy over a copyright in a drawing of a skunk. The case was originally filed in District Court, and was subsequently removed to this Court after the defendant, Group Ten Press, filed a Chapter 11 proceeding.
Group Ten Press is a company engaged in the manufacture of greeting cards. In late 1977, it decided that the company logo — a drawing of a skunk — needed refinement. The company president discussed the problem with a teacher at a local commercial art school and said that all Group Ten could afford to pay for a new logo…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Ferris v. FrohmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- White v. KimmellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- C. Brian Burke, M.D. v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Continental Casualty Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Hulbert T. E. Beardsley and H. T. E. Beardsley, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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