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Two people tied to an Anaheim business must pay nearly $80,000 for violating copyright protections on Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse products,
OC Weekly has learned.
A federal judge inside the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse in Santa Ana this month determined that Carlos Rocca and Roxana Saltor of Inka Imports (a.k.a. Inka Arts) improperly sold items with "substantially identical likenesses" to the three internationally popular cartoon characters.
U.S. District Court Judge Josephine Staton Tucker also granted Disney Enterprises Inc., owner of the Mickey and Minnie Mouse rights, and Sanrio Inc., owner of the Hello Kitty empire, a permanent injunction against Rocca, Saltor and their business, which has been a member of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce.
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