Legal Opinion
Hamil America, Inc. v. GFI
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 29, 1999No. Docket Nos. 98-7573, 98-7615PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
Hamil America, Inc. sued GFI (a Division of Goldtex, Inc.), SGS Studio, Inc. and J.C. Penney Company, Inc. for copyright infringement. According to Hamil America, GFI copied one of Hamil America’s floral fabric patterns, SGS manufactured garments using the infringing GFI fabric and sold the garments to J.C. Penney, and J.C. Penney sold the garments in its retail stores. Hamil America prevailed at trial and was awarded damages against all three defendants. GFI, SGS, and J.C. Penney appeal the district court’s finding of liability for infringement and…
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