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RICE v. FOX BROAD. CO., 01-56582/56846

Disclosure of secrets behind magic tricks does not receive copyright protection, and no substantial similarity exists between plot and sequence of events in plaintiff's copyrighted video and defendant's television program. A Lanham Act false advertising claim was not actionable.

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  • Decided 05/29/2003
  • Published 05/29/2003

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  • United States Ninth Circuit

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