Bond v. Utreras
585 F.3d 1061 (7th Cir. 2009) Cited 283 timesHolding that "the public has a presumptive right to access discovery materials that are filed with the court, used in a judicial proceeding , or otherwise constitute ‘judicial records,’ " and noting that even discovery documents "used in a court proceeding" which "consequently ... could influence or underpin judicial decision" should be "presumptively open to public inspection unless they meet the definition of trade secret or other categories of bona fide long-term confidentiality"
Wildlife Exp. Corp. v. Carol Wright Sales, Inc.
18 F.3d 502 (7th Cir. 1994) Cited 187 timesFinding copyright infringement of soft-sculptured animal heads and tails on duffel bags
Morris v. Business Concepts, Inc.
283 F.3d 502 (2d Cir. 2002) Cited 32 times 1 Legal AnalysesDenying rehearing and clarifying previous opinion
Johnson v. Jung
242 F.R.D. 481 (N.D. Ill. 2007) Cited 23 timesDenying protective order where evidence suggested "knowledge of the incidents forming the basis of plaintiff's claim"
FASA Corp. v. Playmates Toys, Inc.
869 F. Supp. 1334 (N.D. Ill. 1994) Cited 32 timesHolding that "[t]he fact that the defendants were selling the allegedly infringing works under their own names—and, hence, implicitly misrepresenting the origin of the works or causing confusion in the consuming public—[does] not alter the analysis" that a state law claim "ultimately rest[ing] on the mere act of unauthorized copying" is preempted
Bryant v. Gordon
483 F. Supp. 2d 605 (N.D. Ill. 2007) Cited 11 timesDistinguishing ITOFCA on similar grounds
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 96,831 times 669 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,480 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Section 101 - Definitions
17 U.S.C. § 101 Cited 6,411 times 175 Legal AnalysesRecognizing the United States' adherence to provisions of the Berne Convention of 1886
Section 410 - Registration of claim and issuance of certificate
17 U.S.C. § 410 Cited 1,511 times 12 Legal AnalysesFinding that production of a certificate of copyright registration gave rise to a rebuttable presumption that copyright was valid
Section 412 - Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
17 U.S.C. § 412 Cited 644 times 23 Legal AnalysesProhibiting statutory damages and attorney's fees if the work is not registered before infringement commences, or within three months of the work's first publication