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198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
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Cases by Artist (Plaintiffs)

Andrea Blanch
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
143 S. Ct. 1258 (2023)
Annie Leibovitz
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Art Rogers
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
Barbara Brown
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
Deborah Feingold
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
Dennis Morris
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
Dereck Seltzer
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
Donald Graham
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Donald Harney
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P.
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
Edie Lynch
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Eric McNatt
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Gary D. Blehm
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Henri Dauman; Time Inc.
No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp.
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Hiram Villa
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
Jack Leigh
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
James Croak
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Jeffrey Sedlik
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
John Kisch
657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
Jonathan Mannion
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Joseph Beifeld
198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
Joseph R. Tomelleri
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
Kent Dyer
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Lawrence Marano
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
Louis Sahuc
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
Mann & Bros. Inc.
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Mattel, Inc.
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Maya Hayuk
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Mike Biggs
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
Napoleon Sarony
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
National Wildlife Art Exchange
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Patrick Cariou
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Peter B. Kaplan
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
Pretty in Plastic, Inc.
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
Richard Satava
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Saul Steinberg
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
Seligman
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
Shepard Fairey and Obey Giant Art, Inc.
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
Thomas Kerr
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
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Cases by Artist (Defendants)

657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
Albert A. Jacobs and John Jacobs
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Amiee Lynn Inc.
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Chanel, Inc., Chanel S.A. and Karl Lagerfeld
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Christopher Lowry
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Columbia Pictures
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
ComicMix LLC
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
Coors Brewing Company and Carol H. Williams Advertising
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Dodge Publishing Company
198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
Edward and Lucy Kalpakian
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Einstein Moomjy Inc., Bashian Brothers Inc., A.L. Meyers Furniture, Central Carpet Co., Kenneth L. Mink & Sons, Inc., Home Depot, Inc., Michael Nichols-Marcy, and Noreen Seabrook Marketing, Inc.
338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)
Franklin Mint Corp. and Albert Gilbert
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Green Day, LLC
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
Gross
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
Jason Napier
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Jeff Koons
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Jeff Koons
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
Katherine Von Drachenberg, Kat Von D, Inc., High Voltage Tattoo, Inc.
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
Lee Tucker
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
Maryellis Bunn and 1AND8, Inc.
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
Pam Stern
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
Paramount Pictures Corporation
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Patricia McCormick
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
Pearson Education, Inc.
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
RageOn, Inc.
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
Richard Prince
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Richard Prince
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Richard Prince
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Robert Rauschenberg
Saatchi & Saatchi, NA, Inc. et.al.
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Sony Pictures Television, Inc.
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Starbucks Corporation
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Stock Market Photo Agency, Bruno Benvenuto, and Fox News Network
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
The Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts, Inc.; The Estate Of Andy Warhol; The Andy Warhol Museum
No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
The Associated Press
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
The New Yorker Magazine; Anita Kunz
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Thierry Guetta
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
Walking Mountain Productions
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Warner Brothers, Inc.
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
Zazzle, Inc.
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
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Cases by Type of Work

Advertising

Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz
 vs.  
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
James Croak
James Croak
 vs.  
Saatchi & Saatchi, NA, Inc. et.al.
Saatchi & Saatchi, NA, Inc. et.al.
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Maya Hayuk
Maya Hayuk
 vs.  
Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks Corporation
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Jack Leigh
Jack Leigh
 vs.  
Warner Brothers, Inc.
Warner Brothers, Inc.
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
Jonathan Mannion
Jonathan Mannion
 vs.  
Coors Brewing Company and Carol H. Williams Advertising
Coors Brewing Company and Carol H. Williams Advertising
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)

Illustration

Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg
 vs.  
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
Thomas Kerr
Thomas Kerr
 vs.  
The New Yorker Magazine; Anita Kunz
The New Yorker Magazine; Anita Kunz
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Gary D. Blehm
Gary D. Blehm
 vs.  
Albert A. Jacobs and John Jacobs
Albert A. Jacobs and John Jacobs
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Joseph R. Tomelleri
Joseph R. Tomelleri
 vs.  
Zazzle, Inc.
Zazzle, Inc.
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P.
Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P.
 vs.  
ComicMix LLC
ComicMix LLC
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)

Jewelry

Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp.
Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp.
 vs.  
Edward and Lucy Kalpakian
Edward and Lucy Kalpakian
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Edie Lynch
Edie Lynch
 vs.  
Chanel, Inc., Chanel S.A. and Karl Lagerfeld
Chanel, Inc., Chanel S.A. and Karl Lagerfeld
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)

Other

Napoleon Sarony
Napoleon Sarony
 vs.  
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Donald Harney
Donald Harney
 vs.  
Sony Pictures Television, Inc.
Sony Pictures Television, Inc.
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Mattel, Inc.
Mattel, Inc.
 vs.  
Walking Mountain Productions
Walking Mountain Productions
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Barbara Brown
Barbara Brown
 vs.  
Patricia McCormick
Patricia McCormick
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
James Tufenkian
James Tufenkian
 vs.  
Einstein Moomjy Inc., Bashian Brothers Inc., A.L. Meyers Furniture, Central Carpet Co., Kenneth L. Mink & Sons, Inc., Home Depot, Inc., Michael Nichols-Marcy, and Noreen Seabrook Marketing, Inc.
Einstein Moomjy Inc., Bashian Brothers Inc., A.L. Meyers Furniture, Central Carpet Co., Kenneth L. Mink & Sons, Inc., Home Depot, Inc., Michael Nichols-Marcy, and Noreen Seabrook Marketing, Inc.
338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)

Painting

Andrea Blanch
Andrea Blanch
 vs.  
Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Maya Hayuk
Maya Hayuk
 vs.  
Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks Corporation
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
National Wildlife Art Exchange
National Wildlife Art Exchange
 vs.  
Franklin Mint Corp. and Albert Gilbert
Franklin Mint Corp. and Albert Gilbert
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Joseph Beifeld
Joseph Beifeld
 vs.  
Dodge Publishing Company
Dodge Publishing Company
198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)

Photograph

Patrick Cariou
Patrick Cariou
 vs.  
Richard Prince
Richard Prince
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz
 vs.  
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Andrea Blanch
Andrea Blanch
 vs.  
Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Napoleon Sarony
Napoleon Sarony
 vs.  
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company
Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Jonathan Mannion
Jonathan Mannion
 vs.  
Coors Brewing Company and Carol H. Williams Advertising
Coors Brewing Company and Carol H. Williams Advertising
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)

Sculpture

James Croak
James Croak
 vs.  
Saatchi & Saatchi, NA, Inc. et.al.
Saatchi & Saatchi, NA, Inc. et.al.
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Richard Satava
Richard Satava
 vs.  
Christopher Lowry
Christopher Lowry
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Kent Dyer
Kent Dyer
 vs.  
Jason Napier
Jason Napier
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Art Rogers
Art Rogers
 vs.  
Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
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Cases by Issue

Originality

No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
Copying?
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
Copying?
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
Originality
Copying?
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
Originality
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
Fair Use
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
Copying?
198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
Substantial Similarity
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
Fair Use
657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
Fair Use
Originality
Copying?
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
Fair Use
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
Fair Use
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Fair Use
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Originality
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Substantial Similarity
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Originality
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Fair Use
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Fair Use
Idea/Expression

Copying?

198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
Substantial Similarity
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
Originality
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Fair Use
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Originality
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
Copying?
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
Fair Use
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
Copying?
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Substantial Similarity
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Fair Use
Idea/Expression
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
Fair Use
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Fair Use
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
Fair Use
Originality
Copying?
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
Fair Use
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Originality
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
Fair Use
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
Originality
Copying?
338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
Copying?

Idea/Expression

198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
Substantial Similarity
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
Originality
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Fair Use
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Originality
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
Copying?
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
Fair Use
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
Copying?
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Substantial Similarity
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Fair Use
Idea/Expression
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
Fair Use
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Fair Use
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
Fair Use
Originality
Copying?
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
Fair Use
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Originality
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
Fair Use
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
Originality
Copying?
338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
Copying?

Substantial Similarity

198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
Substantial Similarity
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
Originality
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Fair Use
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Originality
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
Copying?
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
Fair Use
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
Copying?
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Substantial Similarity
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Fair Use
Idea/Expression
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
Fair Use
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Fair Use
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
Fair Use
Originality
Copying?
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
Fair Use
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Originality
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
Fair Use
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
Originality
Copying?
338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
Copying?

Fair Use

No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
Copying?
No. 95-cv-7701 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
No. CV21-1102 DSF (MRWx), 2023 WL 6787447 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
Copying?
No. 13-CV-02576-EFM-TJJ, 2015 WL 8375083 (D. Kan. 2015)
Originality
Copying?
2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30702 (N.D. Tex. 2004)
Originality
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
63 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
300 F.Supp.2d 461 (E.D. La. 2004) aff'd 166 Fed. Appx. 157 (5th Cir. 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
87 F. Supp. 2d 467 (D. Md. 2000)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
No. CIV04-0408 PHX SMM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11855 (D. Ariz. Mar. 16, 2006)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y 1987)
Substantial Similarity
Fair Use
983 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020)
Fair Use
No. 18 - CV - 2055 (KMW), 2020 WL 4003152 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020)
Copying?
198 F. 658 (C.C. S.D.N.Y. 1911)
Substantial Similarity
844 F. App’x 436 (2d Cir. 2021)
Fair Use
657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
No. LA CV12 - 00684 JAK (RZx), 2013 WL 440127 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2013)
Fair Use
Originality
Copying?
133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
Idea/Expression
1:16-cv-08896-SHS (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
1:16-cv-08896 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2024)
Fair Use
793 Fed. Appx. 593 (2d Cir. 2020)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
725 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
Fair Use
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
Fair Use
353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003)
Fair Use
4 S.Ct. 279 (1884)
Originality
157 F.Supp.3d 285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
377 F.Supp.2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
Originality
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013)
Substantial Similarity
575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978)
Substantial Similarity
Copying?
212 F. 3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914)
Copying?
Substantial Similarity
323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2003)
Copying?
Idea/Expression
Originality
174 F. Supp. 3d 829 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Substantial Similarity
Idea/Expression
467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006)
Fair Use
714 F.3d 694 (2d Cir. 2013)
Fair Use
137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
Fair Use
Idea/Expression
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Settled Cases

No. 96-cv-9219 (TPG), 1997 WL 337488 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 1997)
Copying?
No. 03 C 3717, 2003 WL 22922178 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2003)
Copying?
No. 13-cv-09011 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2013)
Idea/Expression
Substantial Similarity
1:09-cv-01123 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2009)
Fair Use
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