Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Chesapeake Custom Homes, L.L.C.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 12, 2004No. Civ.A. RDB-03-89PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BENNETT, District Judge.
This is a copyright infringement action that was brought by Plaintiffs, Bruce and Gail Watkins, against Chesapeake Custom Homes, L.L.C. (Chesapeake), its President, Frank Lucente, and its General Manager, Gregory Wilby. Chesapeake is a Maryland home builder with whom Plaintiffs contracted to build a new home. Plaintiffs’ infringement claim is based on copyright registrations that they obtained on several sketches and photographs that they claim represent the “B & G Watkins Grand Master Suite” (Grand Master Suite), which is essentially a…
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