Childress v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 17 U.S.C. § 101 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 504 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
Relies on California State Board of Equalization v. Western Marina Corp. · Ackermann v. United States · ITT Continental Baking Co. v. William Inglis & Sons Baking Co. · Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International v. Shugrue · United States v. Bilzerian
Most-quoted passages
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“whether Business Trends precludes as a matter of law [plaintiff's] claim for lost royalties”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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