Legal Opinion
Woods v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 29, 1996No. 96 Civ. 1516 (MGC)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
Lebbeus Woods sues Universal City Studios, Inc. for infringement of his copyright in a drawing. Woods has moved for a preliminary injunction enjoining Universal from distributing, exhibiting, performing or copying those portions of the motion picture entitled 12 Monkeys which reproduce his copyrighted drawing, or any portion of it. For the reasons that follow, Woods’ motion is granted.
Background
In 1987, Woods created with graphite pencil a detailed drawing entitled. “Neomechanical Tower (Upper) Chamber,” which depicted a chamber with a high ceiling, a chair…
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