Legal Opinion
Douglas Alan Stromback, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. New Line Cinema, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Larry Hess
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2004No. 02-2387, 02-2388PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
QUIST, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Douglas Alan Stromback (“Stromback”), sued Defendant, New Line Cinema (“NLC”), and others, alleging violations of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 106, and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1Í25, and alleging various state law claims under Michigan and/or California law. Stromback’s claims all.arise out of his allegations that the movie “Little Nicky,” which is owned and distributed by NLC, infringes Stromback’s poem entitled “The Keeper” as well as his original treatment and outline of a screenplay based upon “The Keeper” poem entitled “The Keeper.” 1 The…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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