Harper House, Inc. v. Thomas Nelson, Inc.

889 F.2d 197 1989 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,491 , 12 U.S.P.Q.2d 1779 HARPER HOUSE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. THOMAS NELSON, INC.; Time Maker, Inc.; National Media Group; R.M. Marketing, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. Nos. 87-6398, 87-6411. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 26, 1989. Decided Oct. 31, 1989. Joel McCabe Smith, Gary L. Swingle, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant Thomas Nelson, Inc. Robert P. Taylor, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, Cal., for Pennsylvania defendants-appellants. Robert A. Schroeder, Pretty, Schroeder, Brueggemann & Clark, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee Harper House, Inc. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, NELSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Chief Judge: 1 Defendants appeal a judgment awarding damages for infringement of copyright and unfair competition, arising out of their production and marketing of an "organizer" that closely resembled the product of plaintiff Harper House, Inc. 2 Harper House's trial witness described organizers as…