United States Second Circuit

In a copyright infringement action involving a rag doll, 1) registration of the copyright in a work does not implicitly register the copyright in its derivative work, and 2) a work does not violate a copyright holder's right to control the production of derivative works if it is not substantially similar to the copyrighted original.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2003
• Published 12/02/2003

Judges

• SACK, Circuit Judge., Before:  CALABRESI and SACK, Circuit Judges, and GARAUFIS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerard F. Dunne,Law Office of Gerard F. Dunne, Esq., New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant., William A. Alper, Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane (Martin B. Pavane and Catriona M. Collins, of counsel), New York, NY, for Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees.