STILES v. HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LLC

No. 10 Civ. 2605(SHS).

801 F.Supp.2d 233 (2011)

David STILES and Jeanie Stiles, Plaintiffs, v. HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LLC, Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden, Defendants.

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

August 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Joseph Curry , Pasquale A. Razzano , Victoria Silcott Molenda , Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Slade R. Metcalf , Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Rachel Fan Stern Strom , A. Bernard Frechtman , New York, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION & ORDER

SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.

This copyright action arises out of books about tree houses. Plaintiffs David and Jeanie Stiles allege that defendants HarperCollins LLC and Conn and Hal Iggulden misappropriated their copyrighted tree-house-in-one-tree design and related illustrations. Defendants move to dismiss the complaint on the ground that their works are not substantially similar to plaintiffs'. Plaintiffs oppose that motion...

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