HOGAN v. DC COMICS

No. 98 Civ. 1164(SAS).

48 F.Supp.2d 298 (1999)

Francis HOGAN and Daniel Masucci, Plaintiffs, v. DC COMICS, Warner Communications, Inc., Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P., Nancy Collins, and Paul Lee, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Carpinello, Philip J. Iovieno, Barrett Gravante Carpinello & Stern LLP, Albany, New York, for Plaintiffs.

Carol F. Simkin, Patrick T. Perkins, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., New York, New York, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Francis Hogan ("Hogan") and Daniel Masucci bring this action against defendants DC Comics, Warner Communications, Inc., Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P., Nancy Collins ("Collins") and Paul Lee ("Lee") claiming that defendants infringed plaintiffs' copyright in an unpublished comic book entitled Matchsticks through defendants' painted graphic novel Dhampire: Stillborn. Plaintiffs...

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