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SHL IMAGING, INC. v. ARTISAN HOUSE, INC.

No. 98 CIV. 1708(WHP).

117 F.Supp.2d 301 (2000)

SHL IMAGING, INC., Plaintiff, v. ARTISAN HOUSE, INC., Max Munn, Interiors, Inc., and Photo-2-Art, Ltd., Defendants.

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

September 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd Blecher, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Alfred R. Fabricant, Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PAULEY, District Judge.

This copyright action raises issues concerning the copyrightability of photographs, the work-for-hire doctrine, joint authorship, and the nature of derivative works. Plaintiff SHL Imaging, Inc. ("SHL") is owned by professional photographer Steven H. Lindner ("Lindner"). Lindner's work has been published in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. (Lindner Aff. ¶ 6.) The defendant Max Munn ("Munn...

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