Leigh v. Warner Brothers, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 2000-05-25

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KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge: This appeal concerns the scope of a photographer’s copyright and trademark rights in his work, the role of the court in determining whether images are “substantially similar” for purposes of copyright, and the power of the court to rule on dispositive motions without first allowing broad discovery. Jack Leigh took the now-famous photograph of the Bird Girl statue in Savannah’s Bonaventure Ce…

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