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GARDNER v. NIKE, INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Under the Copyright Act of 1976, a copyright licensee may not transfer its rights under an exclusive license without the consent of the original...

ORTIZ-GONZALEZ v. FONOVISA

Intellectual Property, Copyright
A distributor can be liable for direct copyright infringement where plaintiff has not established that the producer was guilty of direct infringement.

SCHOOLHOUSE, INC. v. ANDERSON

Intellectual Property, Copyright
Mere overlap of factual categories in directories does not support a copyright infringement claim where the categories themselves are factual.

US v. BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
A blanket license for music performance with a fee structure that includes reductions (or "carve-outs") to reflect any per piece or direct licenses...

BOISSON v. BANIAN, LTD.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
The alphabetical arrangement of the letters in the five-by-six block format on a quilt required some minimum degree of creativity and is thus...

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC. v. CORLEY

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
While computer code, and computer programs constructed from code can merit First Amendment protection, a content-neutral regulation that prohibits...

SUSAN WAKEEN DOLL CO., INC. v. ASHTON-DRAKE GALLERIES

Intellectual Property, Copyright
Jury instruction that found copyright infringement if the two works were substantially similar and defendant had access to plaintiff's work...

FOAD CONSULTING GROUP, INC. v. MUSIL, GOVAN, AZZALINO

Intellectual Property, Copyright
Federal law determines whether an implied nonexclusive copyright license is possible, while state contract law determines whether the copyright owner...

HARBOR MOTOR CO., INC. v. ARNELL CHEVROLET-GEO, INC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Only prevailing parties can receive attorney's fees pursuant to F. R. Civ. Proc. 68, and an unapportioned offer under Rule 68, on behalf of multiple...

DOWNING v. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH

Intellectual Property, Copyright
Federal copyright law does not preempt a California state law claim for right of publicity even if the publisher purchased the copyright of the...