Rogers Vs Koons The plaintiff Art Rogers was a photographer who was authorized to photograph a couple with their new german shepherd puppies.The photograph was called “Puppies” and was used on greeting cards and other generic merchandise. The plaintiff later discovered that Jeff Koons the defendant , was the sculptor that created a series of porcelain sculptures . One of the Sculptures was of man and a woman holding puppies almost identical to the greeting card . The defendant sold his sculpture for several hundred thousand dollars . Art Rogers decided to sue the defendant jeff Koons for copyright infringement . The plaintiff brought suit against Koons in the United States District court of the southern district of New York. The plaintiff
