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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
Carol L.
Shloss,...
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
Carol L.
Shloss,
Plaintiff,
v.
Seán Sweeney, et al.
,
Defendants.
/
NO.
C 06-03718 JW
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS
MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING
IN PART DEFENDANTS MOTION TO
STRIKE
I.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Carol Loeb Shloss ("Plaintiff") brings this action for a declaratory judgment and
injunctive relief pursuant to the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.
S.
C.
§§ 101 et seq.
and 28 U.
S.
C.
§
2201.
Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that the use of certain written works in an electronic
supplement to her book, if published, will not infringe any copyrights controlled or owned by the
Estate of James Joyce ("Estate") and Seán Sweeney, in his capacity as the trustee of the Estate
(collectively, "Defendants").
Presently before the Court is Defendants Moti
Less
