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By Edith Honan, Reuters A lawsuit blocking publication of a
purported "sequel" to J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in
the Rye" will be reconsidered in federal court, but Salinger's
trustees are likely to prevail, an appeals court ruled Friday....
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2nd Circuit Sends Salinger Suit Over Copyright Back to Judge
"The Catcher in the Rye" copyright infringement case is headed back
to New York federal Judge Deborah Batts, but odds are still against
the man who was sued for his purported meditation on the iconic
novel and its author, J.D. Salinger. Batts last year enjoined
publication and distribution of Fredrik Colting's "60 Years Later:
Coming Through the Rye." But on Friday, the 2nd Circuit held that
Batts had erred by not applying all of the equitable principles
required for evaluation of a preliminary injunction.
Federal court voids injunction on ‘Catcher in the Rye’ sequel
A federal appeals court vacated a lower court’s
injunction on the publication of a sequel to “Catcher in the
Rye” without ruling on the issue of whether the injunction
constituted unlawful prior restraint on speech. -db The
New York Times April 30, 2010 By Dave Itzkoff A United States
appeals court on Friday vacated a lower court’s
order to enjoin the [...]
Will Holden Live On? Author of Banned Book Appeals Ruling
On Thursday, lawyers for Fredrick Colting, who wrote a sort-of
follow-up book to J.D. Salinger's seminal work "The Catcher in the
Rye," appealed a decision from earlier this month banning the
publication of his book, "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye."
The judge on the case, Manhattan federal judge Deborah Batts, found
that the book impermissibly infringed on Salinger's copyright.
Vistaprint says appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit over member discount program
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Netherlands — Business card printer Vistaprint
N.V. said Friday that a U.S. appeals court has affirmed the 2009
dismissal of a lawsuit against it and two third-party merchants.
Vistaprint said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
upheld an August 2009 decision by the U.S. District Court for ....
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Appeals court reinstates Calif. preacher’s defamation lawsuit against ABC’s ‘20/20′
Court: Calif. preacher can sue ABC for defamation SAN FRANCISCO
— A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated
a televangelist’s defamation lawsuit claiming ABC’s
“20/20″ news program used a fictionalized sermon
portraying himself as a wealthy braggart out of context. A trial
court judge had earlier tossed out the lawsuit filed by the Rev.
Frederick Price, ruling ... Original source on Gaea Times at :
Appeals court reinstates Calif. preacher’s defamation lawsuit
against ABC’s ‘20/20′.
