MALINOWSKI v. PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 87 C 204.

706 F.Supp. 611 (1989)

Stan MALINOWSKI, Plaintiff, v. PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC., a foreign corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois.

February 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. McGrath, Robert F. Ward of Chadwell & Kayser, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Burton Joseph, Carol Johnson, Daniel L. Dreiser, Edward S. Lichtenstein of Barsy, Joseph & Lichtenstein, Chicago, Ill. (Kenneth P. Norwick of Norwick & Schad, New York City, of counsel), for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LEINENWEBER, District Judge.

A professional free-lance photographer, Stan Malinowski ("Malinowski"), has brought this action against Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ("Playboy") claiming copyright infringement and quantum meruit. The suit involves two sets of photographs taken by Malinowski at Playboy's request, some of which were published by Playboy in its magazine. Defendant has counterclaimed seeking declaratory judgment...

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