United States Seventh Circuit

Alleged copyright infringer is entitled to a trial on issue of fair use as a defense to claims that books of photos of Beanie Babies infringe on copyright, based on differences among the books that the district court found infringed copyright.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2002
• Decided 05/30/2002
• Published 05/30/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• James P. White, Laurie A. Haynie (argued), Welsh & Katz, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., William Patry (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.