Ronaldo Designer Jewelry, Inc. v. Cox et al

Filing 366

ORDER REFERRING CAUSE to the Register of Copyrights; directing Clerk to forward documents. Signed by District Judge Debra M. Brown on 9/10/19. (jla)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
ABERDEEN DIVISION
RONALDO DESIGNER JEWELRY, INC.
V.

PLAINTIFF
NO. 1:17-CV-2-DMB-DAS

JAMES B. COX and CATHERINE A. COX
d/b/a JC DESIGNS d/b/a WIRE N RINGS
and JOHN DOE a/k/a LEROY and JOHN
DOES Numbers 1 through 99

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
In accordance with this Court’s August 22, 2019, Amended Order, this case is
REFERRED to the Register of Copyrights. The Court seeks advice on the following question:
Would the Register of Copyrights have refused Copyright Registration No. VA 1858-093 if it had known that the Angelina Bracelet design was based on the bar
bracelet design of Preston Reuther shown in Figure 2 of this Court’s August 22,
2019, Amended Order?
The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward to the Copyright Register by United States
mail 1 and electronic mail 2 the following documents: (1) this Court’s April 24, 2019, Order
directing additional briefing on the request for referral, Doc. #316; (2) the briefing associated with
the motion for referral, Docs. #143, #144, #155, #169, #315, #317, #318, #324; and (3) this Court’s
August 22, 2019, Amended Order, Doc. #365.

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Hard copies should be addressed to:
Karyn A. Temple
Acting Register of Copyrights and Director
U.S. Copyright Office
P.O. Box 70400
Washington, DC 20024-0400

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Electronic copies should be e-mailed to:
Jordana S. Rubel
Assistant General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel | U.S. Copyright Office
[e-mail]

The Court requests a response to this question on or before November 12, 2019.
SO ORDERED, this 10th day of September, 2019.
/s/Debra M. Brown
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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