United States Ninth Circuit

Where a publisher's book cover and an illustration raise triable issues of fact as to substantial similarity to those previously submitted by appellants, summary judgment for publisher on copyright infringement claims as to cover and illustration was improper; summary judgment affirmed based on lack of similarity of works as a whole.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2001
• Decided 05/21/2002
• Published 05/21/2002

Judges

• WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before: FERGUSON, T.G. NELSON and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martina A. Silas, Encino, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen G. Contopulos and Bradley H. Ellis, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.