Dean v. Cameron’s Empirical Analysis
2014
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Applies 17 U.S.C. § 102 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 106 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises · ATSI Communications, Inc. v. Shaar Fund, Ltd. · Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. v. Martin Weiner Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“In order to establish a claim of copyright infringement, a plaintiff with a valid copyright must demonstrate that: (1) the defendant has actually copied the plaintiff's work; and (2) the copying is illegal because a substantial similarity exists between the defendant's work and the protectable elements of plaintiff's.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the works themselves supersede and control contrary descriptions of them, including any contrary allegations, conclusions or descriptions of the works contained in the pleadings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Applicable Law The Copyright Act gives owners of a copyright”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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