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2002 Annual Copyright Review: Table of Cases

By Robert Clarida

Jun. 1, 2002

Every year, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman publishes its Annual Copyright Review. What follows is a Table of Cases from the 2002 Annual Review, which was prepared for and distributed at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. in June 2002 in Lake George, New York.

The annotations in the Annual Review cover cases decided since our report at the Copyright Society Annual Meeting of 2001 and reported through the issue of U.S.P.Q.2d of May 6, 2002 and through LEXIS's Circuit Court database in the COPYRT library through May 8, 2002.

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Table of Cases

A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, 284 F.3d 1091(9th Cir. 2002)

Adobe Systems Inc. v. Canus Productions, Inc., 173 F. Supp. 2d 1044 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

ALS Scan v. Wilkins, 142 F. Supp. 2d 703 (D. Md. 2001)

American Cynamid Co. v. Donovan, 276 F.3d 575 (3d Cir. 2001)

Andreas v. Volkswagen of America, 172 F. Supp. 2d 1168 (N.D. Iowa 2001)

Archie Comic Publications Inc. v. DeCarlo, 141 F. Supp. 2d 428 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Archie Comic Publications, Inc. v. DeCarlo, 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1282 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Artisan Contractors Ass'n of Am. v. Frontier Ins. Co., 275 F.3d 1038 (11th Cir. 2001)

Attia v. Society of New York Hospital, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,284 (2d Cir. 2001)

Barbour v. Head, 178 F. Supp. 2d 758 (S.D. Tex. 2001)

Bar-Meir v. North American Die Cast Ass'n, 176 F. Supp. 2d 944 (D. Minn. 2001)

Bell v. E. Davis Int'l, Inc., No. Civ. 1:00CV131-C, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5969 (W.D.N.C. Apr. 4, 2002)

Berkla v. Corel Corp., Nos. 00-15166, 00-15508 & 00-15350, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 8900 (9th Cir. May 9, 2002)

Bieg v. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 157 F. Supp. 2d 475 (E.D. Pa. 2001)

Boisson v. Banian, Ltd., 273 F.3d 262 (2d Cir. 2001)

Bonneville Int'l Corp. v. Peters, 153 F. Supp. 2d 763 (E.D. Pa. 2001)

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. 11C Music, 154 F. Supp. 2d 1330 (M.D. Tenn. 2001)

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. 11C Music, 202 F.R.D. 229 (M.D. Tenn. 2001)

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Agarita Music, 182 F. Supp. 2d 653 (M.D. Tenn. 2002)

Bruce v. Weekly World News, Inc., 150 F. Supp. 2d 313 (D. Mass. 2001)

Buddyusa, Inc. v. Recording Indus. Ass'n of Am., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,342 (2d Cir. 2001)

Butler v. Continental Airlines, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,369 (S.D. Tex. 2001)

Cablevision v. Smith, 141 F. Supp. 2d 277 (D. Conn. 2001)

Candle Factory, Inc. v. Trade Assocs. Group, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,348 (4th Cir. 2001)

CBS Broadcasting Inc. v. EchoStar Communications Corp., 265 F.3d 1193 (11th Cir. 2001)

Chambers v. Time Warner, Inc., 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1761 (2d Cir. 2002)

Chere Amie Inc. v. Windstar Apparel Corp., 191 F. Supp. 2d 343 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Coles v. Wonder, 283 F.3d 798 (6th Cir. 2002)

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Krypton Broadcasting of Birmingham, Inc., 259 F.3d 1186 (9th Cir. 2001)

Compaq Computer Corp. v. Ergonome Inc., 137 F. Supp. 2d 768 (S.D. Tex. 2001)

Compaq Computer Corp. v. Ergonome, Inc., Nos. H-97-1026 and H-98-3159, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6220 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 1, 2002)

Compaq Computer Corp. v. Ergonome, Inc., Nos. H-97-1026 and H-98-3159, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6221 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 1, 2002)

Copart, Inc. v. Travelers Ins. Co., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,256 (9th Cir. 2001)

Cordon Holding B.V. v. Northwest Pub. Corp., No. 98 Civ. 4797, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6111 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 8, 2002)

CoStar Group Inc. v. LoopNet, Inc., 164 F. Supp. 2d 688 (D. Md. 2001)

CoStar Group Inc. v. LoopNet, Inc., 172 F. Supp. 2d 747 (D. Md. 2001)

County of Suffolk v. First Am. Real Estate Solutions, 261 F.3d 179 (2d Cir. 2001)

Cusano v. Klein, 264 F.3d 936 (9th Cir. 2001)

Dam Things From Denmark v. Russ Berrie & Co., No. 01-4422, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 9448 (3d Cir. May 14, 2002)

Danielson v. Winchester-Conant Properties, Inc., 186 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. Mass. 2002)

Danjaq LLC v. Sony Corp., 263 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2001)

Davis v. Meridian Films, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,343 (4th Cir. 2001)

DBT Group Inc. v. FMC Corp., 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1692 (N.D. Ill. 2001)

DeCarlo v. Archie Comic Publications, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,261 (2d Cir.)

Don Post Studios, Inc. v. Cinema Secrets, Inc., 148 F. Supp. 2d 572 (E.D. Pa. 2001)

Downing v. Abercrombie & Fitch, 265 F.3d 994 (9th Cir. 2001)

DVD Copy Control Assn. v. Bunner, 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1803 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001)

Earth Flag Ltd. v. Alamo Flag Co., 154 F. Supp. 2d 663 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Eldred v. Ashcroft, 255 F.3d 849 (D.C. Cir. 2001)

Elements/Jill Schwartz Inc. v. Gloriosa Co., 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1446 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Ellison v. Robertson, 189 F. Supp. 2d 1051 (C.D. Cal. 2002)

Epcon Group, Inc. v. Danburry Farms, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,392 (3d Cir. 2002)

Estate of Davis v. Trojer, 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1062 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Estate of Hogarth v. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1301 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Films by Jove, Inc. v. Berov, 154 F. Supp. 2d 432 (E.D.N.Y. 2001)

Firoozye v. Earthlink Network, 153 F. Supp. 2d 1115 (N.D. Cal. 2001)

Foad Consulting Group, Inc. v. Musil Govan Azzalino, 270 F.3d 821 (9th Cir. 2001)

Fort Knox Music Inc. v. Baptiste, 139 F. Supp. 2d 505 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Fort Knox Music Inc. v. Baptiste, 257 F.3d 108 (2d Cir. 2001)

Franklin v. Galleon Jewelers Inc., 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1595 (S.D. Fla. 2001)

Friends & Lovers, Inc. v. Lions Gate Films, Inc., No. 00-55190, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 23137 (9th Cir. Oct. 25, 2001)

Gallup Inc. v. Talentpoint Inc., 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1394 (E.D. Pa. 2001)

Gardner v. Nike, Inc., 279 F.3d 774 (9th Cir. 2002)

Getaped.com, Inc. v. Cangemi, 188 F. Supp. 2d 398 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Gonzalez v. Kid Zone, Ltd., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,306 (N.D. Ill. 2001)

GRE Insurance Group/Tower Ins. Co. v. Complete Music, Inc., 271 F.3d 711 (8th Cir. 2001)

Green v. Hendrickson Publishers, 751 N.E.2d 815 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001)

Harbor Motor Co. v. Arnell Chevrolet-Geo, Inc., 265 F.3d 638 (7th Cir. 2001)

Hayes v. Carlin America, 168 F. Supp. 2d 154 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Hearst Corp. v. Oregon Worsted Co., 58 U.S.P.Q.2d 1761 (D. Or. 2001)

Hendrickson v. eBay Inc., 165 F. Supp. 2d 1082 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Henry v. National Geographic Society, 147 F. Supp. 2d 16 (D. Mass. 2001)

Hoepker v. Kruger, No. 00 Civ. 6619, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7966 (S.D.N.Y. May 3, 2002)

Hoepker v. Kruger, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,336 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Hofheinz v. A&E Television Networks, 146 F. Supp. 2d 442 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Hofheinz v. AMC Productions, Inc., 147 F. Supp. 2d 127 (E.D.N.Y. 2001)

Hofheinz v. Discovery Communications Inc., 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1845 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Hosel & Anderson, Inc. v. ZV II, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,252 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Idema v. Dreamworks, Inc., 162 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

IDG v. Continental Casualty Co., 275 F.3d 916 (10th Cir. 2001)

ILOG, Inc. v. Bell Logic, LLC, 181 F. Supp. 2d 3 (D. Mass. 2002)

In re Napster, Inc. Copyright Litig., 191 F. Supp. 2d 1087 (N.D. Cal. 2002)

In re Napster, Inc. Copyright Litig., 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1877 (N.D. Cal. 2002)

Jacobsen v. Deseret Book Co., 287 F.3d 936 (10th Cir. 2002)

John Alden Holmes Inc. v. Kangas, 59 U.S.P.Q.2d 1467 (M.D. Fla. 2001)

Johnson v. Berry, 171 F. Supp. 2d 985 (E.D. Mo. 2001)

Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp., 280 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2002)

Kerr v. Brown, 725 N.Y.S.2d 325 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 2001)

Kindergartners Count Inc. v. DeMoulin, 171 F. Supp. 2d 1183 (D. Kan. 2001)

King Empire, Inc. v. Milan Courtyard Homes Ltd., 173 F. Supp. 2d 649 (S.D. Tex. 2001)

Kootenia Homes, Inc. v. Reliable Homes, Inc., No. 00-1117, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 235 (D. Minn. Jan. 3, 2002)

LaJoie v. Pavcon Inc., 146 F. Supp. 2d 1240 (M.D. Fla. 2001)

Lennon v. Seaman, Copyr. L. Rep  28,375 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Lipscher v. LRP Publications, Inc., 266 F.3d 1305 (11th Cir. 2001)

Lohan Media LLC v. Thane Int'l Inc., 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1042 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Lowry's Reports, Inc. v. Legg Mason, Inc., 186 F. Supp. 2d 592 (D. Md. 2002)

Lynx Ventures, LLC v. Miller, 190 F. Supp. 2d 652 (D. Vt. 2002)

Mahnke v. Munchkin Products, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,303 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

MAI Photo News Agency Inc. v. ABC, 59 U.S.P.Q.2d 1250 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Manuel v. Paramount Pictures, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,328 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Mathieson Associates v. Shoup, No. 00-2444, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 1625 (4th Cir. Feb. 1, 2002)

Mattel, Inc. v. Robarb's, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,309 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Matthew Bender & Co. v. West Publ'g Co., 59 U.S.P.Q.2d 1785 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Maurizio v. Goldsmith, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,368 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Medforms, Inc. v. Heathcare Mgmt. Solutions, Inc., Nos. 01-7678(L) & 01-7724(XAP), 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 8747 (2d Cir. May 7, 2002)

Micro Data Base Systems v. State Bank of India, 177 F. Supp. 2d 881 (N.D. Ind. 2001)

Microsoft Corp. v. Software Wholesale Club, Inc., 129 F. Supp. 2d 995 (S.D. Tex. 2000)

Morelli v. Tiffany and Co., 186 F. Supp. 2d 563 (E.D. Pa. 2002)

Morrill v. Smashing Pumpkins, 157 F. Supp. 2d 1120 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Morris v. Buffalo Chips Bootery, Inc., 160 F. Supp. 2d 718 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Morris v. Business Concepts Inc., 259 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 2001), mod. on reh'g, 283 F.3d 502 (2d Cir. 2002)

Morris v. Business Concepts Inc., 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 2015 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Motorvations Inc. v. M&M Inc., 59 U.S.P.Q.2d 1847 (D. Utah 2001)

Murray Hill Publ'ns, Inc. v. ABC Communs., Inc., 264 F.3d 622 (6th Cir. 2001)

Nelson-Salabes, Inc. v. Morningside Dev., 284 F.3d 505 (4th Cir. 2002)

New Line Cinema Corp. v. Russ Berrie & Co., 161 F. Supp. 2d 293 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Oberer Dev. Co. v. R.A. Slorp Corp., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,300 (6th Cir. 2001)

Oriental Art Printing, Inc. v. Goldstar Printing Corp., 175 F. Supp. 2d 542 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Ortiz-Gonzalez v. Fonovisa, 277 F.3d 59 (1st Cir. 2002)

Ottenheimer Publrs., Inc. v. Playmore, Inc., 158 F. Supp. 2d 649 (D. Md. 2001)

Palmer v. Braun, 155 F. Supp. 2d 1327 (M.D. Fla. 2001)

Palmer v. Braun, 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1419 (11th Cir. 2002)

Pavlovich v. Superior Court, Copyr. L. Rep.  28385 (Cal. App. 6th Dist. 2001)

Perfect 10, Inc. v. Cybernet Ventures, Inc., 167 F. Supp. 2d 1114 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Perfect 10, Inc. v. Cybernet Ventures, Inc., No. 01 CV 2595, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7333 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 22, 2002)

Perry v. Broadcast Music Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,299 (6th Cir. 2001)

Peyser v. Searle Blatt & Co., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,389 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Pivot Point Int'l v. Charlene Prods., Inc., 170 F. Supp. 2d 828 (N.D. Ill. 2001)

PlayMedia Systems, Inc. v. America Online, 171 F. Supp. 2d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Pollara v. Seymour, 150 F. Supp. 2d 393 (N.D.N.Y. 2001)

Pollstar v. Gigmania Ltd., 170 F. Supp. 2d 974 (E.D. Cal. 2000)

Pony Express Records, Inc. v. Springsteen, 163 F. Supp. 2d 465 (D.N.J. 2001)

Presby Construction, Inc. v. Clavet, 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1184 (D.N.H. 2001)

Random House, Inc. v. Rosetta Books LLC, 150 F. Supp. 2d 613 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Robinson v. New Line Cinema Corp., 211 F.3d 1265 (4th Cir. 2000)

Rockwell Int'l Corp. v. Goss Graphic Systems, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,251 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Rodgers and Hammerstein Org. v. UMG Recordings, Inc., 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1354 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Royal Source, Inc. v. New Tradition Pipe Co., 140 F. Supp. 2d 915 (N.D. Ill. 2001)

Sabroso Publ., Inc. v. Caiman Records Am., Inc., 141 F. Supp. 2d 224 (D.P.R. 2001)

Salerno v. City University of New York, 191 F. Supp. 2d 352 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Ass'n v. FCC, 275 F.3d 337 (4th Cir. 2001)

Scandinavian Satellite Sys. v. Prime TV Ltd., 146 F. Supp. 2d 6 (D.D.C. 2001)

Schoolhouse Inc. v. Anderson, 275 F.3d 726 (8th Cir. 2002)

Sefton v. Jew, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,377 (W.D. Tex. 2001)

Sefton v. Webbworld, Inc., No. 3:00-CV-0042-BC, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19286 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 26, 2001)

Sobini Films v. Tri-Star Pictures Inc., 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1930 (C.D. Cal 2001)

Softman Prods. Co. v. Adobe Sys. Inc., 171 F. Supp. 2d 1075 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Sony Pictures Entm't, Inc. v. Fireworks Entm't Group, Inc., 156 F. Supp. 2d 1148 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Southco, Inc. v. Kanebridge Corp., 258 F.3d 148 (3d Cir. 2001)

Sparaco v. Lawler, Matusky & Skelly, Copyr. L. Rep  28,366 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Stell v. Jordan, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,247 (9th Cir. 2001)

Sturdza v. United Arab Emirates, 281 F.3d 1287 (D.C. Cir. 2002)

SunTrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 268 F.3d 1257 (11th Cir. 2001)

Superchips, Inc. v. Street & Performance Electronics, Inc., 58 U.S.P.Q.2d 1849 (M.D. Fla. 2001)

Susan Wakeen Doll Co. v. Ashton-Drake Galleries, 272 F.3d 441 (7th Cir. 2001)

Syntek Semiconductor v. Microchip Technology, 285 F.3d 857 (9th Cir. 2002)

Tangorre v. Mako's Inc., 61 U.S.P.Q.2d 1683 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Tasini v. N.Y. Times Co., 184 F. Supp. 2d 350 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Taylor Corp. v. Four Seasons Greetings, 171 F. Supp. 2d 970 (D. Minn. 2001)

Tech. Based Solutions, Inc. v. Electronics College, Inc., 168 F. Supp. 2d 375 (E.D. Pa. 2001)

Teevee Toons, Inc. v. MP3.Com, Inc., 134 F. Supp. 2d 546 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Telerep Caribe, Inc. v. Zambrano, 146 F. Supp. 2d 134 (D.P.R. 2001)

Thimbleberries, Inc. v. C & F Enters., Inc., 142 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (D. Minn. 2001)

Tishberg v. Doe, Copyr. L. Rep.  28,264 (2d Cir. 2001)

Toliver v. Sony Music Entm't Inc., 149 F. Supp. 2d 909 (D. Alaska 2001)

Ty, Inc. v. Publications Int'l, Ltd., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,304 (N.D. Ill. 2001)

U-Neek, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 147 F. Supp. 2d 158 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

United States v. Adams, No. 00-4905, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 14572 (4th Cir. June 29, 2001)

United States v. Broadcast Music Inc., 275 F.3d 168 (2d Cir. 2001)

United States v. Elcom, Ltd., No. CR 01-20138, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9161 (N.D. Cal. May 8, 2002)

United States v. Rothberg, 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1156 (N.D. Ill. 2002)

Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley, 273 F.3d 429 (2d Cir. 2001)

Vasquez v. Ybarra, 150 F. Supp. 2d 1157 (D. Kan. 2001)

Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Ent., 192 F. Supp. 2d 321 (D.N.J. 2002)

Video-Cinema Films Inc. v. Cable News Network Inc., 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1415 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Viva Video, Inc. v. Cabrera, Nos. 00-7947, 00-9207, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 10998 (2d Cir. May 25, 2001)

Waite v. Patch Products, Inc., Nos. 00-1292, 00-1333, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 13379 (6th Cir. 2001)

Warren v. Fox Family Worldwide, Inc., 171 F. Supp. 2d 1057 (C.D. Cal. 2001)

Williams v. Broadus, 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1051 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Williamson v. Pearson Educ., Inc., 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1723 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Willis v. HBO, 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1916 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)

Winn v. Opryland Music Group, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,354 (9th Cir. 2001)

Wrench LLC v. Taco Bell Corp., 256 F.3d 446 (6th Cir. 2001)

Yankee Candle Co. v. Bridgewater Candle Co., 259 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 2001)

Yankee Candle Co. v. Bridgewater Candle Co., 140 F. Supp. 2d 111 (D. Mass. 2001)

Yurman Design, Inc. v. PAJ, Inc., 262 F.3d 101 (2d Cir. 2001)

Yurman Design, Inc. v. PAJ, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep.  28,394 (2d Cir. 2002)

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