United States Eleventh Circuit

Difficult proof issues regarding the idea-expression dichotomy and the merger doctrine made it unlikely that plaintiff would succeed on the merits of his claim for infingement on copyright of course materials, and district court did not abuse its discretion in denying request for preliminary injunction against defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2002
• Published 04/09/2002

Judges

• COX, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT and COX, Circuit Judges, and HANCOCK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Penny R. Phillips,Star's Edge, Inc., Altamonte Springs, FL, Patrick O. Keel, Baker Botts, LLP, Austin, TX, Craig Corbett, Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Keiner, Wack & Dickson, P.A., Orlando, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• John M. Merrett, Jacksonville, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.