Legal Opinion
McDonald v. K-2 Industries, Inc.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 10, 2015No. Nos. 09-CV-6357L, 10-CV-6678LPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*137 DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
“In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.” —George Bernard Shaw
On earth, apparently, things are much different. In the mundane world of copyright law, an angel — or at least the image of one — can be very much “particular.” This case concerns just such images.
Plaintiff Barbara McDonald brought two actions against K-2 Industries, d/b/a Pavilion Gift Company (“Pavilion”) and Zina Hocker, alleging claims for copyright infringement as well as various claims under state law.
Based on a joint stipulation between plaintiff and…
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