54 Cited authorities

Erickson v. Pardus
551 U.S. 89 (2007) Cited 61,599 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council
467 U.S. 837 (1984) Cited 16,016 times 502 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
444 U.S. 286 (1980) Cited 10,826 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding that an Oklahoma court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a car retailer when the retailer's only connection to Oklahoma was the fact that a car sold in New York became involved in an accident in Oklahoma
Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Service Co.
499 U.S. 340 (1991) Cited 3,365 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"
Calder v. Jones
465 U.S. 783 (1984) Cited 4,614 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding a California court had personal jurisdiction over individual defendants when the defendants had not visited the state in connection with an allegedly defamatory article and "[we]re not responsible for the circulation of the article in California"
Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick
559 U.S. 154 (2010) Cited 1,133 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Copyright Act's requirement that copyright holders register their works before suing for infringement "is a precondition to filing a claim that does not restrict a federal court's subject-matter jurisdiction"
Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945) Cited 22,579 times 109 Legal Analyses
Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )
Carefirst of Md. v. Carefirst Pregnancy
334 F.3d 390 (4th Cir. 2003) Cited 1,126 times
Holding that district courts have broad discretion in resolving discovery disputes and that "[w]hen a plaintiff offers only speculation or conclusory assertions about contacts with a forum state, a court is within its discretion in denying jurisdictional discovery"
ALS Scan, Inc. v. Dig. Serv. Consultants, Inc.
293 F.3d 707 (4th Cir. 2002) Cited 861 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that a Maryland court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a “passive” Internet service provider when that Internet service provider only enabled the tortfeasor “to create a website and send information over the Internet”
Consulting Eng'rs v. Geometric Ltd.
561 F.3d 273 (4th Cir. 2009) Cited 665 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that personal jurisdiction exists where the party "made in-person contact with the resident of the forum in the forum state regarding the business relationship" and where "the performance of contractual duties was to occur within the forum."
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
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 28,357 times 184 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 27,800 times 197 Legal Analyses
Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Section 101 - Definitions
17 U.S.C. § 101 Cited 6,332 times 174 Legal Analyses
Recognizing 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 1,498 times 12 Legal Analyses
Finding that production of a certificate of copyright registration gave rise to a rebuttable presumption that copyright was valid
Section 103 - Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works
17 U.S.C. § 103 Cited 562 times 8 Legal Analyses
Extending copyright protection to "compilations"
Section 408 - Copyright registration in general
17 U.S.C. § 408 Cited 362 times 9 Legal Analyses
Authorizing the Register of Copyrights to regulate registration classifications, including permitting "a single registration for a group of related works"
Section 6-103 - Cause of action arising from conduct in State or tortious injury outside State
Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 6-103 Cited 268 times
Providing that " court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person, who directly or by an agent . . . [t]ransacts any business or performs any character of work or service in [Maryland]" or "[c]auses tortious injury in the state by an act or omission in [Maryland]"
Section 409 - Application for copyright registration
17 U.S.C. § 409 Cited 94 times 4 Legal Analyses
Requiring "in the case of a compilation or derivative work, an identification of any preexisting work or works that it is based on or incorporates, and a brief, general statement of the additional material covered by the copyright claim being registered"

Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. v. American Home Realty Network, Inc. et al

54 Cited authorities

Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"

Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

Holding that an Oklahoma court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a car retailer when the retailer's only connection to Oklahoma was the fact that a car sold in New York became involved in an accident in Oklahoma

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"

Holding a California court had personal jurisdiction over individual defendants when the defendants had not visited the state in connection with an allegedly defamatory article and "[we]re not responsible for the circulation of the article in California"

Holding that the Copyright Act's requirement that copyright holders register their works before suing for infringement "is a precondition to filing a claim that does not restrict a federal court's subject-matter jurisdiction"

Holding that district courts have broad discretion in resolving discovery disputes and that "[w]hen a plaintiff offers only speculation or conclusory assertions about contacts with a forum state, a court is within its discretion in denying jurisdictional discovery"

Holding that a Maryland court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a “passive” Internet service provider when that Internet service provider only enabled the tortfeasor “to create a website and send information over the Internet”

Holding that personal jurisdiction exists where the party "made in-person contact with the resident of the forum in the forum state regarding the business relationship" and where "the performance of contractual duties was to occur within the forum."

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

Recognizing the United States' adherence to provisions of the Berne Convention of 1886

Finding that production of a certificate of copyright registration gave rise to a rebuttable presumption that copyright was valid

Extending copyright protection to "compilations"

Authorizing the Register of Copyrights to regulate registration classifications, including permitting "a single registration for a group of related works"

Providing that " court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person, who directly or by an agent . . . [t]ransacts any business or performs any character of work or service in [Maryland]" or "[c]auses tortious injury in the state by an act or omission in [Maryland]"

Requiring "in the case of a compilation or derivative work, an identification of any preexisting work or works that it is based on or incorporates, and a brief, general statement of the additional material covered by the copyright claim being registered"