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2003 Annual Copyright Review: Table of Cases

By Robert Clarida

Jul. 5, 2003

Every year, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman publishes its Annual Copyright Review. These annotations cover cases reported since out report at the 27^th Copyright Society Annual Meeting in 2003.

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Annual Review 2003 Table of Cases

Ackerman v. Pascal, Copyr. L. Rep. 28,524 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Adobe Systems Inc. v. Stargate Software Inc., 216 F. Supp. 2d 1051 (N.D. Cal. 2002)

Alcatel USA, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 239 F. Supp. 2d 645 (E.D. Tex. 2002)

ALS Scan, Inc. v. Digital Serv. Consultants, Inc., 293 F.3d 707 (4th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 123 S. Ct. 868 (2003)

American Massage Therapy Assoc. v. Maxwell Petersen Associates, Inc., 209 F. Supp. 2d 941 (N.D. Ill. 2002)

Arista Records, Inc. v. MP3Board, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. 28,483 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Associated Residential Design, LLC v. Molotky, 226 F. Supp. 2d 1251 (D. Nev. 2002)

Bantley v. Northwood School of Taxidermy, Inc., No. 00-236J (W.D. Pa. Nov. 7, 2002) (slip op.)

Barksdale v. Robinson, 65 U.S.P.Q.2d 1370 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Blackhawk Industries, Inc. v. Bonis, 238 F. Supp. 2d 748 (E.D. Va. 2003)

Bond v. Blum, 317 F.3d 385 (4th Cir. 2003)

Bourne v. Walt Disney Co., No. 02 Civ. 6400, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2818 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2003) (not for publication)

Bowers v. Baystate Technologies, Inc., 320 F.3d 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2003)

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Still N The Water Publishing, 327 F.3d 472 (6th Cir. 2003)

Bridgmon v. Array Systems Corp., 325 F.3d 572 (5th Cir. 2003)

Broadcast Music Inc. v. Old Colonial Corp., 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1685 (D. Mass. 2002)

Brought to Life Music, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc., 65 U.S.P.Q.2d 1954 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

Bruce v. Weekly World News, Inc., 310 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 2002)

C&C Entertainment, Inc. v. Rios-Sanchez, 208 F. Supp. 2d 139 (D.P.R. 2002)

Calhoun v. Lillenas Publishing, 298 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2002)

Cambridge Literary Properties, Ltd. v. W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik G.m.b.H & Co., 295 F.3d 59 (1st Cir. 2002)

Cannon Group, Inc. v. Better Bags, Inc., 250 F. Supp. 2d 893 (E.D. Ohio 2003)

Capitol Records, Inc. v. Naxos of America, Inc., No. 02 Civ. 7890, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7586 (S.D.N.Y. May 6, 2003)

Cavalier v. Random House, Inc., 297 F.3d 815 (9th Cir. 2002)

Celebration Int'l v. Chosun Int'l, 234 F. Supp. 2d 905 (S.D. Ind. 2002)

Collezione Europa U.S.A., Inc. v. Hillsdale House, Ltd., 243 F. Supp. 2d 444 (M.D.N.C. 2003)

Comins v. Discovery Communs., Inc., 200 F. Supp. 2d 512 (D. Md. 2002)

Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 539 U.S. ______ (2003)

Denenberg v. Berman, Copyr. L. Rep. 28,515 (D. Neb. 2002)

Edelman v. N2H2, Inc., No. 02 CV 11503, 2003 WL 1856428 (D. Mass. Apr. 7, 2003)

Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003)

Elements/Jill Schwartz, Inc. v. Gloriosa Co., Copyr. L. Rep. 28,552 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Ets-Hokin v. Skyy Spirits Inc., 323 F.3d 763 (9th Cir. 2003)

Faulkner v. National Geographic Society, 211 F. Supp. 2d 450 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Foraste v. Brown University, 248 F. Supp. 2d 71 (D.R.I. 2003)

Fournier v. McCann Erickson, 202 F. Supp. 2d 290 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Fournier v. McCann Erickson, 242 F. Supp. 2d 318 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

Furry Records, Inc. v. Realnetworks, Inc., 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1382 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Gonzales v. Transfer Technologies, Inc., 301 F.3d 608 (7th Cir. 2002)

Graduate Management Admission Council v. Raju, 241 F. Supp. 2d 589 (E.D. Va. 2003)

Grauer v. Deutsch, 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1636 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Greenfield v. Philles Records, Inc., No. 114, 2002 N.Y. LEXIS 3146 (N.Y. Ct. App. Oct. 17, 2002)

Groubert v. Spyglass Ent. Group, 63 U.S.P.Q.2d 1764 (C.D. Cal. 2002)

Hernandez v. Sony, 66 U.S.P.Q.2d 1143 (D.P.R. 2003)

Higher Gear Group Inc. v. Rockenbach Chevrolet Sales Inc., 223 F. Supp. 2d 953 (N.D. Ill. 2002)

Hustlers, Inc. v. Thomasson, 65 U.S.P.Q.2d 1037 (N.D. Ga. 2002)

In re Verizon Internet Services Inc., 240 F. Supp. 2d 24 (D.D.C. 2003)

In re World Auxiliary Power Co., 303 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2002)

ITOFCA, Inc. v. MegaTrans Logistics, Inc., 322 F.3d 928 (7th Cir. 2003)

Jackson v. Sturkie, No. C 97-506 VRW, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5214 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 28, 2003)

Jasper v. Bovina Music, Inc., 314 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2002)

JCW Investments, Inc. v. Novelty, Inc., 222 F. Supp. 2d 1030 (N.D. Ill. 2002)

John G. Danielson, Inc. v. Winchester Conant Properties, Inc., 322 F.3d 26 (1st Cir. 2003)

Jorgensen v. Epic/Sony Records, 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1208 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Kabehie v. Zoland, 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1503 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002)

L.A. News Serv. v. CBS, 305 F.3d 924 (9th Cir. 2002)

Landsted Homes, Inc. v. Sherman, No. CV 02-0007 (D. Wis. 2002) (slip op.)

Latin Am. Mech. Rights Collection Agency v. Marti, Flores, Prieto & Wachtel Adv., Inc., 204 F. Supp. 2d 270 (D.P.R. 2002)

Leonardo v. United States, 65 U.S.P.Q.2d 1915 (Fed. Cl. 2003)

Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., 66 U.S.P.Q.2d 1405 (E.D. Ky. 2003)

Liu v. Price Waterhouse LLP, Nos. 01-1744, 01-2119, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 22205 (7th Cir. Sept. 10, 2002)

Lynx Ventures v. Miller, 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1542 (2d Cir. 2002)

Mackie v. Rieser, 296 F.3d 909 (9th Cir. 2002)

Madrid v. Chronicle Books, 209 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (D. Wyo. 2002)

Mappa Music Co. v. Universal-Polygram Int'l Publ'g, 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1582 (C.D. Cal 2002)

Marvel Characters, Inc. v. Simon, 310 F.3d 280 (2d Cir. 2002)

Mattel, Inc. v. Pitt, 229 F. Supp. 2d 315 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Mattel, Inc. v. Radio City Entertainment, 63 U.S.P.Q.2d 1479 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Merkos L' Inyonei Chinuch, Inc. v. Otsar Shifrei Lubavitch, Inc., No. 02-7465, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 24139 (2d Cir. Nov. 25, 2002)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 243 F. Supp. 2d 1073 (C.D. Cal. 2003)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., Nos. CV 01-08541-SVW, CV 01-09923-SVW, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6994 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2003)

Microsoft Corp. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 311 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 2002)

Milne v. Stephen Slesinger, Inc., No. CV 02-08508 FMC (PLAx), 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7942 (C.D. Cal. May 8, 2003)

Mist-On Systems, Inc. v. Gilley's European Tan Spa, No. 02-C-0038-C, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9846 (W.D. Wis. May 2, 2002)

Morgan, Inc. v. The Marketing Group, 230 F. Supp. 2d 104 (D. Me. 2002)

Morris v. Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc., No. 01-CV-9709, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2420 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 19, 2003)

Mulcahy v. Cheetah Learning, LLC, No. 02-791, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8477 (D. Minn. May 10, 2002)

Music City Music v. Delta Radio, Inc., 66 U.S.P.Q.2d 1367 (N.D. Miss. 2003)

Newton v. Diamond, 204 F. Supp. 2d 1244 (C.D. Cal. 2002)

North American Thought Combine, Inc. v. Kelly, 66 U.S.P.Q.2d 1158 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

Positive Black Talk Inc. v. Cash Money Records Inc., 66 U.S.P.Q.2d 1468 (E.D. La. 2003)

Prospect Planet, L.L.C. v. Paychecks for Life.com, 65 U.S.P.Q.2d 1798 (D.N.D. 2003)

Queenie, Ltd. v. Nygard Int'l, 321 F.3d 282 (2d Cir. 2003)

Random House, Inc. v. Rosetta Books LLC, 283 F.3d 490 (2d Cir. 2002)

Reinke + Associates Architects v. Cluxton, No. 02 CV 0725, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3987 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 14, 2003)

Richards v. Tsunami Softgoods, Inc., 239 F. Supp. 2d 80 (D. Me. 2003)

Robbins v. Yutopia Enterprises, Inc., 202 F. Supp. 2d 426 (D. Md. 2002)

Sapon v. DC Comics, 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1691 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Satava v. Lowry, 323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)

Scandinavian Satellite System AS v. Prime TV Ltd., 291 F.3d 839 (D.C. Cir. 2002)

Scholastic, Inc. v. Stouffer, 221 F. Supp. 2d 425 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Seals v. Compendia Media Group, No. 02 C 0920, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2980 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 27, 2003)

Shea v. Fantasy Inc., 66 U.S.P.Q 2d 1313 (N.D. Cal. 2003)

Silverstein v. Penguin Putnam Inc., No. 01 Civ. 309, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5487 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 4, 2003)

Sobhani v. @radical.media, Inc., No. CV 02-3594, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2619 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 13, 2003)

Southco, Inc. v. Kanebridge Corp., 324 F.3d 190 (3d Cir. 2003)

Sparaco v. Lawler, Matusky, Skelly, Engineers LLP, 303 F.3d 460 (2d Cir. 2002)

Specht v. Netscape Communs. Corp., 306 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 2002)

Stevens v. Aeonian Press, Inc., 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1920 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Strategy Source, Inc. v. Lee, 233 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2002)

Syntek Semiconductor Co. v. Microchip Technology Inc., 307 F.3d 775 (9th Cir. 2002)

Taylor Corp. v. Four Seasons Greetings, LLC, 315 F.3d 1039 (8th Cir. 2003)

Thron v. HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1221 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Tilley v. The TJX Companies, Inc., 65 U.S.P.Q.2d 1848 (D. Mass. 2003)

Toney v. L'Oreal USA, Inc., 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1857 (N.D. Ill. 2002)

Too, Inc. v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc., 210 F. Supp. 2d 402 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Tufenkian Import/Export Ventures, Inc. v. Einstein Moomjy, Inc., 237 F. Supp. 2d 376 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

TVT Records v. Island Def Jam Music Group, No. 02 Civ. 6644, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8963 (S.D.N.Y. May 5, 2003)

Ty Inc. v. Publications International Ltd., 292 F.3d 512 (7th Cir. 2002)

U2 Home Entertainment, Inc. v. Chun Pook Tan, 209 F. Supp. 2d 299 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

United Feature Syndicate v. Miller Features Syndicate, 216 F. Supp. 2d 198 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

United States v. Broadcast Music, Inc., 65 U.S.P.Q.2d 1461 (2d Cir. 2003)

Veeck v. Southern Bldg. Code Congress Int'l., Inc., 293 F.3d 791 (5th Cir. 2002)

Video-Cinema Films, Inc. v. Cable News Network, Inc.; Video-Cinema Films, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Cos., Inc.; Video-Cinema Films, Inc. v. CBS Corp., 66 U.S.P.Q.2d 1473 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

Villa v. Brady Publishing, 63 U.S.P.Q.2d 1603 (N.D. Ill. 2002)

Ward v. National Geographic Soc'y, 208 F. Supp. 2d 429 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)

Wechsberg v. United States, 64 U.S.P.Q.2d 1588 (Fed. Cl. 2002)

Willard v. Estern, 206 F. Supp. 2d 723 (D.V.I. 2002)

Winter v. DC Comics, No. S108751 (Cal. Sup. Ct. June 2, 2003) (slip op.)

Xoom, Inc. v. Imageline, Inc., 323 F.3d 279 (4th Cir. 2003)

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