Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio

Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation

Holding the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to admit affidavits in support of standing when filed after summary judgment briefing and hearing were complete

Stewart v. Abend

Holding that an author "may receive protection only for his original additions," not "elements ... already in the public domain"

Entertainment Research Group, Inc. v. Genesis Creative Group, Inc.

Holding that a party waives an argument on appeal by failing to raise it distinctly

Streetwise Maps, Inc. v. VanDam, Inc.

Holding that “the registration certificate relating to the derivative work ... will suffice to permit [the plaintiff] to maintain an action for infringement based on defendants' infringement of the preexisting work”

Morton Salt Co. v. Suppiger Co.

In Morton Salt, the patent holder had licensed patents for a salt dispenser on condition that the licensees use only Morton's salt in the dispensers.

S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc.

Holding that an agreement in which a company retained "all rights of ownership" in a specific "series of programs" included the copyright

Universal Furniture International, Inc. v. Collezione Europa USA, Inc.

Finding conceptual separability where the designs on furniture were "wholly unnecessary" to the utilitarian function of the furniture

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 101 - Definitions

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

Section 501 - Infringement of copyright

Granting a cause of action to "[t]he legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive right under a copyright"

Section 410 - Registration of claim and issuance of certificate

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

Section 411 - Registration and civil infringement actions

In § 411(a)'s first sentence, "registration" would mean the claimant's act of filing an application, while in the section's second sentence, "registration" would entail the Register's review of an application.

Section 103 - Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works

Extending copyright protection to "compilations"

Section 204 - Execution of transfers of copyright ownership

Requiring that a transfer of copyright ownership must be made in a signed writing

Section 506 - Criminal offenses

Criminalizing fraudulent use of copyright notice

Section 202 - Ownership of copyright as distinct from ownership of material object

Distinguishing between a copyrighted work and "any material object in which the work is embodied"

Section 409 - Application for copyright registration

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"

Section 202.3 - Registration of copyright

Requiring that multiple works registered as a single published work be "included in a single unit of publication"

Section 203.3 - Organization