Copeland v. Bieber’s Empirical Analysis
789 F.3d 484 · 2015
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 17 U.S.C. § 101 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
Relies on Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. · Phillips v. LCI International, Inc. · Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc. · Lyons Partnership Lp v. Morris Costumes Incorporated · Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
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“[t]he extrinsic inquiry is an objective one, looking to specific and external criteria of substantial similarity between the original elements (and only the original elements) of a protected work and an alleged copy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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