Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. Bleem, LLC’s Empirical Analysis
214 F.3d 1022 · 2000
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 17 U.S.C. § 107 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
Relies on Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises · Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. · Stewart v. Abend · Folsom v. Marsh · Wright v. Warner Books, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he fair use of a copyrighted work ... for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“comparative advertising redounds greatly to the purchasing public's benefit with very little corresponding loss to the integrity of Sony's copyrighted material.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Comparative advertising, when truthful and nondeceptive, is a source of important information to consumers and assists them in making rational purchase decisions. Comparative advertising encourages product improvement and innovation, and can lead to lower prices in the marketplace.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.