ALLEN v. SCHOLASTIC INC.

No. 10 Civ. 5335 (SAS).

739 F.Supp.2d 642 (2011)

Paul Gregory ALLEN, Trustee of the Estate of Adrian Jacobs, Plaintiff, v. SCHOLASTIC INC., Defendant.

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

January 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Anthony Patella , Andrews Kurth LLP, New York, NY, Michele Pat Schwartz , Andrews Kurth LLP, Dallas, TX, Thomas Russell Kline , Andrews Kurth, LLP., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Claudia Elizabeth Ray, Esq. , Dale Margaret Cendali, Esq. , Courtney Lee Schneider, Esq. , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Paul Gregory Allen, in his capacity as the trustee of the estate of Adrian Jacobs, brings a claim for copyright infringement against defendant Scholastic Inc. ("Scholastic") relating to its 2000 publication in the United States of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ("Goblet of Fire"). Plaintiff alleges that Goblet of Fire unlawfully...

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