The MIHALEK CORPORATION and Lawrence Patrick Mihalek, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
The STATE OF MICHIGAN, Governor James J. Blanchard, the Dept. of Commerce of the State of Michigan, Ralph J. Gerson, Director, Ross Roy, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 21, 1986.
Decided March 18, 1987.
Opinion on Rehearing June 8, 1987.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James M. Deimen, Ann Arbor, Mich., Richard A. Heikkinen, The Heikkinen Law Firm, Howell, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.
John H. Dudley, Jr., Butzel, Long, Gust, Klein & Van Zile, Detroit, Mich., for Swank Motion Pictures.
Irwin Karp, Port Chester, N.Y., for Author's League.
Dennis Egan, Butzel, Keidan, Simon, Myers & Graham, Detroit, Mich., S.B. Rosenfeld (argued), Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for Nat. Music Pub. Ass'n.
Harry G. Iwasko, Philip J. Smith (argued), Thomas A. Hallin, Asst. Attys. Gen., Lansing, Mich., for defendants-appellees in No. 84-1851.
Frank J. Kelley, Harry G. Iwasko, Jr., Philip J. Smith (argued), Thomas A. Hallin, Lansing, Mich., for defendants-appellees in No. 84-1854.
Frank J. Kelley, Louis J. Caruso, Harry G. Iwasko, Jr., Philip J. Smith (argued), Thomas A. Hallin, Lansing, Mich., for defendants-appellees in No. 85-1593.
Thomas A. Hallin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lansing, Mich., Frank J. Kelley, Louis J. Caruso, Harry G. Iwasko, Philip J. Smith (argued), Robert D. Brignall, Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees in No. 85-1986.
Before MERRITT, WELLFORD and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Lawrence Patrick Mihalek and his wholly owned corporation, Mihalek Corporation, collectively herein called Mihalek (as done in plaintiffs' brief, and as referred to by the district court), sued the State of Michigan, its governor, and its Department of Commerce and director, claiming, in effect, that these defendants misappropriated his copyrighted ideas and materials for a statewide advertising campaign promoting tourism and business and...
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