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STONEHILL COM., INC. v. MARTUGE

No. 80 Civ. 6794.

512 F.Supp. 349 (1981)

STONEHILL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. John MARTUGE, New York Area Director of United States Customs Service, Defendant.

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

April 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark, Wulf, Levine & Peratis, New York City, for plaintiff; Leon Friedman, New York City, of counsel.

John S. Martin, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, New York City, for defendant; Nancy E. Friedman, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

This is a case of first impression involving the interpretation of § 601(a) of the Copyright Act of 1976,1 the "manufacturing clause." Plaintiff is the publisher of "World Guide to Nude Beaches and Recreation," a book describing (1) the attractiveness of the life style found on and associated with nude beaches and (2) where to find such beaches. More than half of the book consists...

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