Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko's Graphics Corp.

Decided March 28, 1991. Constance Baker Motley wrote the opinion for the court.

758 F. Supp. 1522 · Cited 54 times

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• Engel v. Wild Oats, Inc. · 644 F. Supp. 1089
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270
• Mathews v. Diaz · 426 U.S. 67
• Meese v. Miller · 79 A.D.2d 237
• Orth-O-Vision, Inc. v. Home Box Office · 474 F. Supp. 672
• Lauratex Textile Corp. v. Allton Knitting Mills Inc. · 519 F. Supp. 730
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. American Society of Composers · 400 F. Supp. 737
• Dan-Dee Imports, Inc. v. Well-Made Toy Mfg. Corp. · 524 F. Supp. 615
• Wright v. Warner Books, Inc. · 748 F. Supp. 105
• Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp. · 491 F. Supp. 908
• Meta-Film Associates, Inc. v. MCA, Inc. · 586 F. Supp. 1346
• Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust v. Crown Publishers, Inc. · 456 F. Supp. 531
• Kyung Sup Ahn, M.C., P.C. v. Rooney, Pace Inc. · 624 F. Supp. 368
• Wales Industrial Inc. v. Hasbro Bradley, Inc. · 612 F. Supp. 510
• New York Times Co. v. Roxbury Data Interface, Inc. · 434 F. Supp. 217
• Lauratex Textile Corp. v. Allton Knitting Mills Inc. · 517 F. Supp. 900
• Rohauer v. Killiam Shows, Inc. · 379 F. Supp. 723
• Quinto v. Legal Times of Washington, Inc. · 511 F. Supp. 579
• Warner Bros., Inc. v. Dae Rim Trading, Inc. · 677 F. Supp. 740
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. Crooks · 542 F. Supp. 1156
• Salomon Bros., Inc. v. Carey · 556 F. Supp. 499
• Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. v. Candy Frocks, Inc. · 187 F. Supp. 334
• Co-Opportunities, Inc. v. National Broadcasting Co. · 510 F. Supp. 43
• Kenbrooke Fabrics, Inc. v. Soho Fashions, Inc. · 690 F. Supp. 298

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