Legal Opinion
Rural Telephone Service Co. v. Feist Publications, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 5, 1987No. 83-4086PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROGERS, District Judge.
This is a copyright infringement and antitrust action. Plaintiff, Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc. (RTSC), contends that the defendant, Feist Publications, Inc. (Feist), violated the copyright laws by copying the white pages of its 1982-1983 telephone directory. Feist contends that RTSC has violated the antitrust laws by attempting to exclude it as a competitor in the yellow pages advertising market. This matter is presently before the court upon RTSC’s motion for summary judgment on its copyright infringement claim, Feist’s motion for summary…
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