EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.
This is a franchise royalty case.
A.B. Coleman Enterprises (Coleman) was in the business of franchising barbeque establishments. Its "Coleman's Hot Pit Bar-B-Que" signs, together with other signs and logos, were copyrighted.
In May 1976, Coleman franchised the use of its system to L.N. & J. (the partnership) in Hamilton, Alabama, for a twenty-year period. The presently pertinent parts of the franchise agreement...
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