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District of Massachusetts
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Homeowner Options for )
Massachusetts Elders, Inc., )
Plaintiff, )
) Civil Action No.
v. ) 09-11790-NMG
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Brookline Bancorp, Inc., )
Brookline Savings Bank, )
Brookline Bank, Brookline )
Bancorp, M.H.C., and )
John Doe 1-88, )
Defendants. )
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GORTON, J.
I. Background
(Counts I and II) and denied the defendants’ motion for judgment
on the pleadings on those same counts. The Court also denied the
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explaining its rulings.
copyright claims (Counts I and II) on the ground that the Court
an opposition.
II. Analysis
A. Legal Standard
requires.” Greene v. Union Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Am., 764 F.2d
Court. Campos v. P.R. Sun Oil Co., Inc., 536 F.2d 970, 972 n.6
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(1st Cir. 1976).
B. Application
1. Authorship
101 (defining “work made for hire” as, inter alia, “a work
employment”).
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its ownership status as stated in that registration. See 17
Publishers, 756 F.2d 801, 811 (11th Cir. 1985). Indeed, “it
validity that has not been rebutted and discovery on that point
2. The Release
already stated in the December M&O and herein, the Court finds
proven. See Lyrick Studios, Inc. v. Big Idea Prod., Inc., 420
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F.3d 388, 392 (5th Cir. 2005).
3. The License
Although the word “license” may not have been used, it is clear
4. Willfulness
177, 190-91 (D. Mass. 2007). The Court finds willful copyright
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of the copyrighted materials after the license was terminated but
materials even after the Complaint in this case was filed and
respect to the copyright claims (Counts I and II), the Court will
ORDER
So ordered.
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1:09-cv-11790-NMG Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders, Inc. v. Brookline Bancorp, Inc. et al
Nathaniel M. Gorton, presiding
Date filed: 10/23/2009
Date of last filing: 05/12/2011
Attorneys
Robert E. Collins Clinton & Muzyka 88 representing Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders,
Black Falcon Avenue Suite 200 Boston, Inc. 150 Grossman Drive Suite 401 Braintree,
MA 02210 617-723-9165 617-720-3489 MA 02184 (Plaintiff)
(fax) Rcollins@clinmuzyka.com
Assigned: 02/23/2010 LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bruce E. Falby DLA Piper LLP (US) 33 representing Brookline Bank 160 Washington Street
Arch Street 26th Floor Boston, MA Brookline, MA 02147 (Defendant)
02110-1447 617-406-6020 617-406-
6100 (fax) bruce.falby@dlapiper.com
Assigned: 02/12/2010 LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. 160 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02147 (Defendant)
Brookline Bancorp, M.H.C. 160 Washington
Street Brookline, MA 02147 (Defendant)
Brookline Savings Bank 160 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02147 (Defendant)
Ashlyn J. Lembree University of New representing Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders,
Hampshire School of Law 2 White Street Inc. 150 Grossman Drive Suite 401 Braintree,
Concord New Hamsphire, NH 03301 MA 02184 (Plaintiff)
603-225-3350 603-229-0423 (fax)
ipclinic@law.unh.edu Assigned:
01/31/2011 ATTORNEY TO BE
NOTICED
Thomas J Muzyka Clinton & Muzyka, representing Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders,
P.C. 88 Black Falcon Avenue Suite 200 Inc. 150 Grossman Drive Suite 401 Braintree,
Boston, MA 02210 617-723-9165 617- MA 02184 (Plaintiff)
720-3489 (fax)
tmuzyka@clinmuzyka.com Assigned:
10/23/2009 LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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