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Penguin Random House LLC et al v. Frederick Colting et al.
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September 11, 2017
Rakoff Says Kid-Friendly Classic Novels Not Fair Use
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff issued a written opinion Friday explaining his copyright ruling earlier this summer against the author of "children's versions" of classic books like "The Old Man and the Sea," saying the fair use doctrine is not "a jacket to be worn over an otherwise infringing outfit."
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July 24, 2017
Publisher Says Kids' Guides 'Fair Use' Of Modern Classics
The publishers of children's versions of classics such as 'The Old Man and the Sea" told a New York federal judge that their version of the books are not copyright violations because the novels were transformed when they "sanitized" the books for kids and put in sections that identified key words and main characters.
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January 19, 2017
Hemingway, Kerouac Heirs Sue Over Kid-Friendly Classics
The estates of Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac and other iconic authors filed a copyright lawsuit Thursday in Manhattan federal court over unauthorized "children's versions" of classic works like "The Old Man and the Sea."