Ets-Hokin v. Skyy Spirits, Inc.
225 F.3d 1068 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 140 timesHolding 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"
Rule 30 - Depositions by Oral Examination
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 Cited 16,081 times 126 Legal AnalysesUpholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely
Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 Cited 10,897 times 21 Legal AnalysesAdopting Rule 30(b)
Section 101 - Definitions
17 U.S.C. § 101 Cited 6,344 times 174 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 1,498 times 12 Legal AnalysesFinding 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 AnalysesExtending copyright protection to "compilations"