Legal Opinion
Twin Peaks Productions, Inc. v. Publications International, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 7, 1993No. Nos. 919, 1392, Dockets 92-7933, 92-7985PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires adjustment of the competing rights of authors under circumstances where the work of a second author contains both comment on a well-known work of a first author and substantial portions of the normally protectable expression contained in the first work. The appeal presents several copyright and trademark issues arising out of defendants’ publication of a book about plaintiffs popular television program “Twin Peaks.” The major copyright issue is whether a book containing a detailed summary of the plot of a fictional work constitutes fair use of…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Polaroid Corporation v. Polarad Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Abercrombie & Fitch Company v. Hunting World, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc., Defendant-Cross Claimant-Appellant, Beth B. Golub, Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Universal City Studios, Inc. v. CorleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Ty, Inc. v. Publications International Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Ferdinand Pickett, Cross-Appellee v. PrinceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Michael L. Agee, D/B/A L & H Records v. Paramount Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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