Green v. Harbach

  1. February 06, 2019

    'Art Of Fielding' Copyright Suit Strikes Out In 2nd Circ.

    A Second Circuit panel on Wednesday refused to give the author of an unpublished manuscript another swing at allegations that the 2011 best-selling baseball novel "The Art of Fielding" steals from the plot of his work, ruling the scenes in question are common to the genre.

  2. January 31, 2019

    'Art Of Fielding' Rip-Off Claim Doubted By 2nd Circ. Judge

    Second Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi looked ready Thursday to deep-six a suit by writer Charles Green claiming "The Art of Fielding" is a rip-off, remarking that similarities between Green's unpublished baseball work and the hit novel look like everyday plot devices that "happen all the time" in the genre.

  3. August 28, 2018

    Author Takes 'Art Of Fielding' Copyright Fight To 2nd Circ.

    Six weeks after a federal judge tossed out a copyright lawsuit over the 2011 novel "The Art of Fielding," the author behind the suit launched an appeal Tuesday at the Second Circuit.