Legal Opinion
Walt Disney Productions v. The Air Pirates
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1978No. 75-3116, 75-3243PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the admitted copying of plaintiff Walt Disney Productions’ (“Disney”) cartoon characters in defendants’ adult “counter-culture” comic books. The present defendants are three individuals and two business entities operated by them. 1 The complaint alleges that they infringed Disney copyrights, a Disney trademark and engaged in unfair competition, trade disparagement and interference with Disney’s business. 2 Disney sought in-junctive relief, destruction of infringing materials, damages, costs and attorney’s fees.
The district court awarded Disney a…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by143 opinions
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