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Jackson Browne v. John McCain et al

MEMORANDUM in Opposition to MOTION to Dismiss Case Under FRCP 12

44 Cited authorities

  1. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.

    545 U.S. 913 (2005)   Cited 786 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright ... is liable”

  2. Va. Pharmacy Bd. v. Va. Consumer Council

    425 U.S. 748 (1976)   Cited 1,730 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding society and consumers both have a strong interest "in the free flow of commercial information"

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

    471 U.S. 539 (1985)   Cited 1,214 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that if a new work "supersede the use of the original," it is probably not a fair use

  4. Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

    510 U.S. 569 (1994)   Cited 628 times   71 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “[i]t was error for the Court of Appeals to conclude that the commercial nature of [a secondary work] rendered it presumptively unfair”

  5. Gilligan v. Jamco Development Corp.

    108 F.3d 246 (9th Cir. 1997)   Cited 958 times
    Setting forth elements of a FHA claim

  6. Eldred v. Ashcroft

    537 U.S. 186 (2003)   Cited 192 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “every idea, theory, and fact in a copyrighted work becomes instantly available for public exploitation at the moment of publication.”

  7. Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.Com, Inc.

    487 F.3d 701 (9th Cir. 2007)   Cited 467 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an online image search index was "highly transformative"

  8. Goto.com, Inc. v. Walt Disney Co.

    202 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2000)   Cited 562 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that marks were "strikingly similar" when considered with colors as used in commerce despite PTO's determination that they were not confusingly similar based on black and white submission

  9. AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats

    599 F.2d 341 (9th Cir. 1979)   Cited 1,046 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Holding "Slickcraft" to be suggestive of a fast boat

  10. Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions

    353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 438 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a subpoena requesting “all documents” relating to certain people, products, and procedures imposed an undue burden

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 345,715 times   922 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden

    15 U.S.C. § 1125   Cited 15,270 times   320 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"

  13. Section 1114 - Remedies; infringement; innocent infringement by printers and publishers

    15 U.S.C. § 1114   Cited 7,905 times   88 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "Any person who shall, without the consent of the registrant — use in commerce any reproduction . . . of a registered mark . . . in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion."

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

    17 U.S.C. § 107   Cited 1,011 times   177 Legal Analyses
    Designating “criticism” and “comment” as fair use