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Evox Productions, LLC v. California Rent-A-Car, Inc., et al

MEMORANDUM in Opposition to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment as to on Liability Against Defendants California Rent-A-Car, Inc. and Steve Vahidi 34

44 Cited authorities

  1. Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Service Co.

    499 U.S. 340 (1991)   Cited 3,385 times   44 Legal Analyses
    Holding "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"

  2. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises

    471 U.S. 539 (1985)   Cited 1,217 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that if a new work "supersede the use of the original," it is probably not a fair use

  3. Columbia Pictures v. Krypton Broadcasting

    259 F.3d 1186 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 267 times
    Holding that district court properly applied these factors when evaluating fee request by prevailing plaintiff in copyright action

  4. I.A.E., Inc. v. Shaver

    74 F.3d 768 (7th Cir. 1996)   Cited 308 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that full payment was not a condition precedent when the licensee received the copyrighted drawings after tendering only half the required payment

  5. Effects Associates, Inc. v. Cohen

    908 F.2d 555 (9th Cir. 1990)   Cited 295 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an implied grant of a nonexclusive license to use a copyrighted work precludes a copyright infringement claim

  6. Maljack Productions v. Goodtimes Home Video

    81 F.3d 881 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 217 times
    Finding an improper motivation where evidence demonstrated that plaintiff brought lawsuit in effort to expose defendant to risk and to secure competitive advantage in the market

  7. S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc.

    886 F.2d 1081 (9th Cir. 1989)   Cited 260 times
    Holding that "[t]he critical question is not the existence but the scope of the license"

  8. Ets-Hokin v. Skyy Spirits, Inc.

    225 F.3d 1068 (9th Cir. 2000)   Cited 141 times
    Holding that a photograph of a vodka bottle was not derivative of the bottle because the design of the bottle was a "utilitarian object that cannot be copyrighted"

  9. ATC Distribution Group, Inc. v. Whatever It Takes Transmissions & Parts, Inc.

    402 F.3d 700 (6th Cir. 2005)   Cited 90 times
    Holding that transmission part numbers that could vary from five to nine digits were too short to merit copyright protection

  10. Whimsicality, Inc. v. Rubie's Costume Co., Inc.

    891 F.2d 452 (2d Cir. 1989)   Cited 123 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding copyrights unenforceable because registrant knowingly misrepresented nature of work to Copyright Office

  11. Section 101 - Definitions

    17 U.S.C. § 101   Cited 6,378 times   175 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing the United States' adherence to provisions of the Berne Convention of 1886

  12. Section 106 - Exclusive rights in copyrighted works

    17 U.S.C. § 106   Cited 3,762 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”

  13. Section 501 - Infringement of copyright

    17 U.S.C. § 501   Cited 3,187 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Granting a cause of action to "[t]he legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive right under a copyright"

  14. Section 102 - Subject matter of copyright: In general

    17 U.S.C. § 102   Cited 2,260 times   121 Legal Analyses
    Granting protection to "literary works"

  15. Section 410 - Registration of claim and issuance of certificate

    17 U.S.C. § 410   Cited 1,503 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Finding that production of a certificate of copyright registration gave rise to a rebuttable presumption that copyright was valid

  16. Section 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use

    17 U.S.C. § 107   Cited 1,016 times   177 Legal Analyses
    Designating “criticism” and “comment” as fair use

  17. Section 201 - Ownership of copyright

    17 U.S.C. § 201   Cited 950 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Providing that copyright in a work "vests initially in the author"

  18. Section 103 - Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works

    17 U.S.C. § 103   Cited 564 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Extending copyright protection to "compilations"

  19. Section 1202 - Integrity of copyright management information

    17 U.S.C. § 1202   Cited 553 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Providing that "[n]o person shall knowingly and with the intent to induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal infringement . . ."

  20. Section 204 - Execution of transfers of copyright ownership

    17 U.S.C. § 204   Cited 490 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that a transfer of copyright ownership must be made in a signed writing