Legal Research

Let It Snow

By Rebekah

Are the general characteristics of a snowman a fit subject for judicial notice? The Second Circuit Court of Appeals says yes in the copyright infringement case of Eden Toys, Inc. v. Marshall Field & Company, 675 F.2d 498 (1982). The Court did a thorough job of comparing two snowman toys by different manufacturers and held that any similarities arose from the characteristics common to all snowmen, which are “known generally and thus appropriate for judicial notice.” Research hint: Use the citation information to locate this case in print or online, or use the party names as a search query in your database system of choice.

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Full post as published by Cocky Law Blawg on February 09, 2010 (boomark / email).