464 U.S. 417 (1984) Cited 986 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding identical copying of videotapes under unique circumstances of case “[did] not have its ordinary effect of militating against a finding of fair use”
499 U.S. 244 (1991) Cited 628 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the presumption against extraterritorial application of federal statutes prevented an employee fired from work being done in Saudi Arabia from sustaining an anti-discrimination action brought under Title VII
Holding that there was "no problem construing the motion [to dismiss] as one for summary judgment" where the plaintiff "responded to the motions" framed in the alternative "collectively and universally"
Holding trade secret misappropriation not preempted in case in which some of the defendants—former employees—had been in a confidential relationship, but at least one defendant—the corporation for which the other defendants now worked—had not
17 U.S.C. § 106 Cited 3,877 times 108 Legal Analyses
Granting the owners of copyrights in “literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works” the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly”