Walt Disney Productions v. The Air Pirates

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1978-09-05

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CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge. This case involves the admitted copying of plaintiff Walt Disney Productions’ (“Disney”) cartoon characters in defendants’ adult “counter-culture” comic books. The present defendants are three individuals and two business entities operated by them. 1…

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