Holding that a cognizable gender discrimination claim could be brought by a female domestic violence victim where the victim alleged police denied protection and made misogynistic comments including that "he did not blame [the victim's] husband for hitting her, because of the way she was 'carrying on'"
Holding that Napster could not invoke § 1008 as a defense to copyright infringement claims because its technology did not fit within the AHRA’s definitions
Holding district court properly exercised discretion in finding copyright claims non-frivolous where "the claims had a legal basis sufficient to survive summary judgment and a factual basis supported by expert testimony"
Holding that while a floral pattern contains natural elements that are not protectible, "the original selection, coordination, and arrangement of such elements is protectible" and entitled to broad copyright protection and the substantial similarity test applies because there is a "wide range of expression for selecting, coordinating, and arranging floral elements in stylized fabric designs."
Finding that typed interview report prepared by FBI agent based on notes taken during a pretrial meeting with a government witness may qualify as Jencks Act statements under subsection (e), if it was adopted by the witness, or subsection (e), if the report closely followed notes that included verbatim statements
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Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint