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GEISEL v. POYNTER PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 68 Civ. 997.

295 F.Supp. 331 (1968)

Theodor Seuss GEISEL, Plaintiff, v. POYNTER PRODUCTS, INC., Alabe Crafts, Inc., Linder, Nathan & Heide, Inc., and Liberty Library Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

As Amended December 23, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

White & Case, New York City, for plaintiff; William D. Conwell, Laura Banfield, New York City, of counsel.

Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, New York City, for defendants; Alan Latman, Arthur J. Greenbaum, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

HERLANDS, District Judge:

Can an artist who sells his signed cartoon to a magazine validly object to the magazine's making and selling a doll which is truthfully advertised as based upon the cartoon? This, capsulated, poses the critical issue herein.

The Complaint

Plaintiff, Theodor Seuss Geisel, is the world-famous artist and author, whose nom de plume is "Dr. Seuss." In a complaint against the four defendants, filed March...

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