Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Service Co.
499 U.S. 340 (1991) Cited 3,592 times 48 Legal AnalysesHolding "it is beyond dispute that compilations of facts are within the subject matter of copyright" even though "copyright protects only the author's original contributions—not the facts or information conveyed"
Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
464 U.S. 417 (1984) Cited 991 times 28 Legal AnalysesHolding identical copying of videotapes under unique circumstances of case “[did] not have its ordinary effect of militating against a finding of fair use”
Maloney v. T3Media, Inc.
853 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2017) Cited 67 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that arguments that are not presented in appellate briefs are forfeited
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc.
92 F. Supp. 2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) Cited 36 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that allegedly positive impact on plaintiffs' prior market "in no way frees defendant to usurp a further market that directly derives from reproduction of copyrighted works."
Penguin Random House LLC v. Colting
270 F. Supp. 3d 736 (S.D.N.Y. 2017) Cited 5 times 1 Legal AnalysesFinding actual copying on summary judgment when defendants "display[ed] the actual titles of plaintiffs' Novels on the front covers of their Guides and concede that their Guides are 'based on the novels.' "
Maloney v. T3media, Inc.
94 F. Supp. 3d 1128 (C.D. Cal. 2015) Cited 4 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that a right-of-publicity claim based on sale of copyrighted photos of the plaintiffs was preempted
Section 102 - Subject matter of copyright: In general
17 U.S.C. § 102 Cited 2,319 times 122 Legal AnalysesGranting protection to "literary works"
Section 401 - Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
17 U.S.C. § 401 Cited 244 times 3 Legal AnalysesRequiring notice on works published "by authority of the copyright owner"