STEINBECK v. McINTOSH & OTIS, INC.

Nos. 04-CV-5497 (RO), 04-CV-6795 (RO).

433 F.Supp.2d 395 (2006)

Thomas STEINBECK, an individual; and Blake Smyle, an individual, Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants, Nancy Steinbeck, an individual, Intervenor-Plaintiff, v. MCINTOSH & OTIS, INC., a New York corporation; the Steinbeck Heritage Foundation, a non-profit New York corporation; Eugene H. Winick, an individual; Samuel Pinkus, an individual; Jean Anderson Boone, an individual; Francis Anderson Atkinson, an individual; Waverly Scott Kaffaga, an individual and Executor of the Estate of Elaine Anderson Steinbeck; David Scott Farber, an individual; Anderson Farber Runkle, an individual; Jebel Kaffaga, an individual; Bahar Kaffaga, an individual; and Steven Frushtick, an individual; and Does 1-10, Defendants and Counterclaim Plaintiffs. Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Plaintiff, v. Thomas Steinbeck and Blake Smyle, Defendants.

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

June 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Lee — Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, New York City, for Plaintiffs/Defendants Thomas Steinbeck and Blake Smyle.

Sanford J. Hausler — Cox Padmore Skolnik & Shakarchy LLP, New York City, for Intervenor-Plaintiff Nancy Steinbeck.

Susan J. Kohlmann, Nancy V. Thornton — Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York City, for Defendants and Counterclaim Plaintiffs McIntosh & Otis, et al.

Richard Dannay, Thomas Kjellberg-Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., New York City, for Plaintiff Penguin Group.


OPINION & ORDER

OWEN, District Judge.

Prior to the copyright law amendments taking effect in 1978, there were but two periods of copyright protection — the original, period of 28 years, and a 28-year renewal, for a possible total of 56 years. In 1978, the copyright term was increased by 19 years, to a total of 75 years, and in 1998, 20 more years was added to that, for today a total of 95...

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