Jack Adelman, Inc. v. Sonners & Gordon, Inc., et al.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
112 F. Supp. 187 (1934)
- Written by Jody Stuart, JD
Facts
Jack Adelman, Inc. (Adelman) (plaintiff) owned the copyright for a drawing of a dress. Sonners & Gordon, Inc. (Sonners) (defendant) manufactured and sold the dress that was illustrated in Adelman’s drawing. Subsequently, Adelman filed a complaint that Sonners had infringed Adelman’s copyright. Adelman cited two previous court findings of copyright infringement. The first involved a toy figure produced from a copyrighted cartoon illustration, and the second involved a photograph of a copyrighted sculpture. In response, Sonners filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that a dress cannot be copyrighted and that Adelman’s copyrighted drawing did not prohibit the production and sale of a dress made to be worn.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Goddard, J.)
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