Tanksley v. Daniels’s Empirical Analysis
2017
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1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 17 U.S.C. § 102 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 103 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 106 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 301 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 501 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Phillips v. County of Allegheny · In re Burlington Coat Factory Securities Litigation · Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“viewing the comparisons in the light most favorable to [Tanksley], ... Cream and Empire contain dramatically different expressions of plot, characters, theme, mood, setting, dialogue, total concept, and overall feel.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tanksley v. Daniels“In analyzing the two works for substantial similarity, the court compares aspects such as plot, characters, theme, mood, setting, and dialogue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'Futility' means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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