Marlin Suit To Continue

After an exam period lull, John A. Marlin '62 said last night that he will press forward this summer with his suit against the Harvard Student Agencies over rights to "Let's Go: A Student Guide to Europe."

The suit probably will reach trial in early September, just a few weeks before Marlin leaves the United States to attend classes at Oxford. Marlin entered his complaint on March 13, accusing HSA of copyright and trademark violations, and unfair competition.

He hinted last night that he might be willing to settle the suit out of court if HSA agrees that he owns the copyright on the guidebook and compensates him adequately. HSA has categorically denied Marlin's claims and has refused to negotiate since he filed his complaint.

During the next few weeks Marlin said that he will probably seek depositions from Michael B. Katz '62, manager of the 1962 edition of "Let's Go," and Henry G. Koppell, the father of G. Oliver Koppell '62, manager of the 1961 "Let's Go" and president of HSA from May, 1961 to May, 1962. The senior Koppell is president of YTC Universal, a travel agency that cosponsored the 1961 guidebook, which Marlin wrote.

On May 4, Marlin's lawyer, George Waldstein '46, took depositions from Oliver Koppell and HSA general manager Dustin M. Burke '52. Yesterday Waldstein termed the deposition session "extremely fruitful." "If we get a couple more like that," he said. "I think victory is ours."