CARELL v. SHUBERT ORGANIZATION, INC.

No. 99 Civ. 4997(AGS).

104 F.Supp.2d 236 (2000)

Candace Anne CARELL Plaintiff, v. THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION, INC.; John Napier; the Really Useful Group, Ltd.; the Really Useful Theatre Company, Ltd.; Really Useful Films, Ltd.; the Cats Company; Polygram NV; Universal Music Group, Inc.; Cameron Mackintosh, Inc.; Flummery Corporation; Nina Lannan Associates, Inc.; Polygram Video; Polygram Records, Inc.; Gerald Schoenfeld; Andrew Lloyd Weber; David Geffen; and Cameron Mackintosh, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell Alexander Smith, Judith Jobin, Law Offices of Russell Alexander Smith, New York City, for plaintiff.

David Rabinowitz, Moses I. Singer, New York City, for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

SCHWARTZ, District Judge.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This action arises out of a dispute concerning the copyright in certain makeup designs (the "Makeup Designs" or "Designs") created for the cast of the Broadway musical Cats ("Cats" or "the musical"). Plaintiff Candace Anne Carell ("plaintiff") filed this action on July 12, 1999, asserting claims for copyright infringement, false designation of origin, antitrust...

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