Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
464 U.S. 417 (1984) Cited 966 times 27 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”
United States v. Procter Gamble
356 U.S. 677 (1958) Cited 1,671 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, although Government suggested dismissal as a sanction for its refusal to comply with a challenged court order, Government could challenge that underlying order in ensuing appeal of dismissal
Lenz v. Universal Music Corp.
572 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (N.D. Cal. 2008) Cited 12 times 2 Legal Analyses
In Lenz, the plaintiff mother made a short home movie featuring her toddler son dancing in her kitchen to music by the artist Prince.
Section 106 - Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
17 U.S.C. § 106 Cited 3,729 times 107 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”