Table of Contents
Main Body:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Copyright Law
Chapter 2: Requirements for Copyrightability under the 1976 Act
A. Copyrightable Subject Matter
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony
Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.
Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co.
Meshwerks, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Chapter 3: Copyrightability under the 1909 Act
Chapter 4: Limitations on Copyrightability
A. The Idea-Expression Dichotomy
Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.
Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int’l, Inc.
Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble Co.
Silvertop Assocs. Inc. v. Kangaroo Mfg. Inc.
Oracle Am., Inc. v. Google Inc.
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
D. The Useful Article Doctrine
Brandir Int’l, Inc. v. Cascade Pac. Lumber Co.
Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.
Liaigre, Inc. v. California Furniture Collection, Inc.
Silvertop Assocs. Inc. v. Kangaroo Mfg. Inc.
Lanard Toys Ltd. v. Dolgencorp LLC
Chapter 5: Copyright Ownership and Authorship
Effects Assocs., Inc. v. Cohen
Cmty. for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid
Est. of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc.
Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L. P.
Chapter 8: Reversion of Renewal Rights and Termination
Marvel Characters, Inc. v. Simon
Chapter 9: Exclusive Rights of the Copyright Owner and Infringement
Atari, Inc. v. N. Am. Philips Consumer Elecs. Corp.
Warner Bros. Entm’t Inc. v. RDR Books
Skidmore as Tr. for Randy Craig Wolfe Tr. v. Led Zeppelin
Schrock v. Learning Curve Int’l, Inc.
C. The Distribution Right and the First Sale Doctrine
Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc. v. Garcia
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto
London-Sire Recs., Inc. v. Doe 1
Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc.
D. The Public Performance and Public Display Rights
Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc. v. Aveco, Inc.
Cartoon Network LP, LLLP v. CSC Holdings, Inc.
Am. Broad. Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Nicklen v. Sinclair Broad. Grp., Inc.
E. The Digital Public Performance Right
Arista Recs., LLC v. Launch Media, Inc.
Chapter 10: Indirect Infringement
Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc.
Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
A&M Recs., Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
In re Aimster Copyright Litig.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa Int’l Serv. Ass’n
BMG Rts. Mgmt. (US) LLC v. Cox Commc’ns, Inc.
Sony Music Ent. v. Cox Commc’ns, Inc.,
Religious Tech. Center v. Netcom On–Line Comm.
Capitol Recs., LLC v. Vimeo, LLC
EMI Christian Music Grp., Inc. v. MP3tunes, LLC
Ventura Content, Ltd. v. Motherless, Inc.
BMG Rts. Mgmt. (US) LLC v. Cox Commc’ns, Inc.
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc.
Google LLC v. Oracle Am., Inc.
Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith
Am. Soc’y for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (Frank Music I)
Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (Frank Music II)
Warner Bros. Entm’t v. X One X Prods. (Warner Bros. I)
Warner Bros. Entm’t v. X One X Prods. (Warner Bros. II)
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset
Am. Soc’y for Testing & Materials v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc. v. Garcia
EMI Christian Music Grp., Inc. v. MP3tunes, LLC
Ventura Content, Ltd. v. Motherless, Inc.
Glacier Films (USA), Inc. v. Turchin
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Gonzales
Chapter 14: Generative Artificial Intelligence