Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Service Co.
499 U.S. 340 (1991) Cited 3,534 times 45 Legal AnalysesHolding "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"
Dataphase Systems, Inc. v. C L Systems, Inc.
640 F.2d 109 (8th Cir. 1981) Cited 2,664 timesHolding that issuance of a preliminary injunction depends upon a "flexible" consideration of the threat of irreparable harm to the moving party; balancing this harm with any injury an injunction would inflict on other interested parties; the probability that the moving party would succeed on the merits; and the effect on the public interest
United Ind. Corp. v. Clorox Co.
140 F.3d 1175 (8th Cir. 1998) Cited 435 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that movant seeking a preliminary injunction has a heavy burden
Twin Peaks Productions v. Publications Intern
996 F.2d 1366 (2d Cir. 1993) Cited 338 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that book containing detailed synopses of episodes of television show "Twin Peaks" would, absent a fair use defense, infringe copyright on television show
West Pub. Co. v. Mead Data Cent., Inc.
799 F.2d 1219 (8th Cir. 1986) Cited 235 timesConcluding that West's arrangement is the result of "considerable labor, talent and judgment"
Coca-Cola Co. v. Purdy
382 F.3d 774 (8th Cir. 2004) Cited 122 timesHolding that if the only difference between defendant's domain names and plaintiff's marks is the addition of top level domain suffix, for example washingtonpost.cc, washingtonpost.ws, and pnis.org to the Washington Post and WPNI marks, the marks are confusingly similar
Taylor Corp. v. Four Seasons Greetings, LLC
403 F.3d 958 (8th Cir. 2005) Cited 103 timesFinding that the plaintiff "certainly has the right to control the use of its copyrighted materials, and irreparable harm inescapably flows from the denial of that right."
Hartman v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.
833 F.2d 117 (8th Cir. 1987) Cited 162 timesUpholding a denial of attorneys' fees despite the weakness in one element of the plaintiff's infringement claim which resulted in summary judgment in the defendant's favor
Entergy, Arkansas v. State of Nebraska
210 F.3d 887 (8th Cir. 2000) Cited 87 timesFinding irreparable harm in part because "[r]elief in the form of money damages could well be barred by . . . sovereign immunity"
Rottlund Co. v. Pinnacle Corp.
452 F.3d 726 (8th Cir. 2006) Cited 67 timesReversing district court's allowance of expert testimony on whether the defendant independently created a work of authorship because jury did not need expert help on that issue
Section 101 - Definitions
17 U.S.C. § 101 Cited 6,536 times 177 Legal AnalysesRecognizing the United States' adherence to provisions of the Berne Convention of 1886
Section 106 - Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
17 U.S.C. § 106 Cited 3,879 times 108 Legal AnalysesGranting 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”
Section 102 - Subject matter of copyright: In general
17 U.S.C. § 102 Cited 2,294 times 121 Legal AnalysesGranting protection to "literary works"
Section 106A - Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity
17 U.S.C. § 106A Cited 187 times 23 Legal AnalysesGranting to "the author of a work of visual art" an inalienable right to prevent "distortion, mutilation, or other modification" which might prejudice the author’s "honor or reputation"