United States Fourth Circuit

In action seeking to set aside a decision of the U.S. Copyright Office denying plaintiff's applications for copyright registration for his website, appraisers.com, and a series of stylized maps of the U.S. and states for the website, summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion in the refusal to issue a copyright registration for plaintiff's works.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/01/2007
• Decided 05/24/2007
• Published 05/24/2007

Judges

• Before WIDENER, TRAXLER, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Anthony J. Biller, Coats & Bennett, P.L.L.C., Cary, North Carolina, for Appellant.  John J. Fargo, Director, Intellectual Property Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  David E. Bennett, Coats & Bennett, P.L.L.C., Cary, North Carolina, for Appellant.  David Carson, General, Tanya Sandros, Associate General, A. Renee Coe, Senior Attorney, United States Copyright Office, Washington, D.C.;  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.