OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
This action centers about the validity and alleged infringement of copyrights in a popular new series of convertible robot toys known as "The Transformers," fantasy action figures that can be transformed by manipulation from robots into dinosaurs and other forms. The series, which includes some seventy different figures, is manufactured in Japan by Takara Co., Ltd. ("Takara"), not a party to the action, and is distributed...
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