Meredith Corp. v. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit July 8, 1974

Meredith Corp. v. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 500 F.2d 1221 (2d Cir. 1974)

182 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 577

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

The appellants assert error in the grant of a preliminary injunction.

This is essentially a dispute between the publishers of competing textbooks in the child development field. The defendants-appellees, seeking redress as copyright holders, convinced Judge Owen upon a persuasive factual record that they would probably succeed on the merits, that the appellants had plagiarized their textbook, and that there was need for immediate relief. There was a sufficient basis for the findings and conclusions of the District Court and since they are not clearly erroneous, Fed.R. Civ.P. 52(a), we affirm.

Reference

Full Case Name: MEREDITH CORPORATION, an Iowa corporation v. HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS, INC., Brian Sutton-Smith, an Individual, and Prentice-Hall, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Additional on Counterclaim-Appellants
Cited By: 7 cases
Status: Published