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Precious Moments vs La Infantil
1997, (D.P.R.) 971 F.Supp. 66

Precious Moments court decision in the First Federal District Court about the use of licensed fabrics! It's in PDf format and requires and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The First Circuit Court specifically rejected the copyright claim where La Infantil was being accused with unauthorized use of copyrighted fabric, saying that "bedding items manufactured with lawfully acquired, authentic fabric with copyrighted design were not infringing derivative works."

The Court also said "The copyright owner's right to distribute the work is limited by the "First Sale" doctrine, which permits the owner of a legally acquired lawfully made copy of a work to sell that particular copy without the consent of the copyright holder".

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