Page:Daniel Schrock v. Learning Curve International, Inc. 7th Cir. 08-1296.djvu/1

 In the

For the Seventh Circuit

No. 08-1296

, d/b/a , Plaintiff-Appellant,

, RC2, and HIT , Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.

No. 04 C 6927—Milton I. Shadur, Judge.

9, 2008— 5, 2009

Before Joel Martin Flaum, Ann Claire Williams, and Diane S. Sykes, Circuit Judges.

, Circuit Judge. HIT Entertainment (“HIT”) owns the copyright to the popular “Thomas & Friends” train characters, and it licensed Learning Curve International (“Learning Curve”) to make toy figures of its characters. Learning Curve in turn hired Daniel Schrock, a professional photographer, to take pictures of the toys for