New York Federal Magistrate Won’t Query Copyright Office Over Phanatic

Mealey's (November 10, 2020, 12:54 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A declaratory judgment action in New York will not result in a query to the U.S. Copyright Office regarding the registration covering the Phillie Phanatic mascot, a New York federal magistrate judge ruled Nov. 4 (The Phillies v. Harrison/Erickson Inc., et al., No. 19-7239, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206749)....