Legal Opinion
Meeropol v. Nizer
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 20, 1976No. 73 Civ. 2720PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GAGLIARDI, District Judge.
This is a copyright infringement and invasion of privacy suit by Robert and Michael Meeropol against Louis Nizer (“Nizer”), author of the book The Implosion Conspiracy, Doubleday & Company, Inc. (“Doubleday”), the book’s hardcover publisher, and Fawcett Publications, Inc. (“Fawcett”), the paperback publisher. The complaint alleges that The Implosion Conspiracy, which is about the espionage trial and conviction of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the plaintiffs’ natural parents, invades the plaintiffs’ privacy and infringes on common law and statutory copyrights…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Dairy Queen, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol v. Louis Nizer, Doubleday & Co., Inc. And Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Ellen Wright v. Warner Books, Inc. And Margaret Walker, Also Known as Margaret Walker AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Katrina Maxtone-Graham v. James Tunstead Burtchaell, Andrews & McMeel Inc., and Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Davis v. United Artists, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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