Cavalier v. Random House, Inc.

297 F.3d 815 Wanda A. CAVALIER, an individual; Christopher P. Cavalier, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RANDOM HOUSE, INC., a Nebraska Corporation; Children's Television Workshop Inc., a New York Corporation; CTW Publishing Company, LLC, a Joint Venture state unknown, Defendants-Appellees. No. 00-56192. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 4, 2001. Filed May 21, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Martina A. Silas, Encino, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Stephen G. Contopulos and Bradley H. Ellis, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Carlos Moreno, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-10175-CRM. Before: FERGUSON, T.G. NELSON and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge. 1 Wanda and Christopher Cavalier (the "Cavaliers") appeal the district court's summary judgment and dismissal in favor of defendants Random House, Inc. ("Random House"), the Children's Television Workshop Inc., and CTW Publishing Co. (collectively, "CTW"). In an action for copyright and…