Copyright Law

‘Catcher’ Ruling Will Discourage Other Would-Be Parodies, Lawyer Says

By Debra Cassens Weiss

Jul 2, 2009, 07:42 am CST

A federal judge has enjoined publication of a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye, saying the new book is an unauthorized infringement of the copyright held by the original novel’s author, J.D. Salinger.

U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts of Manhattan issued the injunction yesterday, rejecting claims that the new… full story