EDITORIAL PHOTOCOLOR v. GRANGER


61 N.Y.2d 517 (1984)

Editorial Photocolor Archives, Inc., et al., Respondents, v. Granger Collection, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence N. Weiss for appellant.

A. Rene Hollyer and Bruce Eben Pindyck for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.


KAYE, J.

A complaint founded upon alleged unlawful reproduction and sale or lease for reproduction of film transparencies and photographs, while couched as a common-law claim for unfair competition, interference with contractual relations and violation of section 368-d of the General Business Law, is essentially an action to enforce rights equivalent to rights under the Federal copyright laws (US Code, tit 17...

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