United States Seventh Circuit

Jury instruction that found copyright infringement if the two works were substantially similar and defendant had access to plaintiff's work incorrectly excluded instruction on independent creation defense.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/28/2001
• Decided 11/14/2001
• Published 11/14/2001

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before WOOD, JR., KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Carol A. Been,Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, Charles F. Brower (argued), Brower & Organschi, Torrington, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellee., James T. Ferrini, Clausen Miller, Chicago, IL, Paul V. Esposito (argued), Lewis, Overbeck & Furman, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.