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HAYS v. SONY CORP. OF AMERICA

No. 87-2663.

847 F.2d 412 (1988)

Stephanie HAYS and Gail MacDonald, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1988.

As Amended June 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmanuel F. Guyon, Streator, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John A. Heller, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The appeal in this copyright suit brings before us a medley of questions involving jurisdiction, copyright, and sanctions. The plaintiffs, Stephanie Hays and Gail MacDonald, teach business courses at a public high school in Des Plaines, Illinois. In 1982 or 1983 they prepared a manual for their students on how to operate the school's DEC word processors, and distributed copies to students and to other faculty members. In 1984 the school district...

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