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The Fabric of Copyright Infringement: Obtaining Summary Judgment on Copying Element

By James Kachmar on April 6, 2017
Posted in Copyright Law

James-Kachmar-08_webGenerally, the issue of copyright infringement presents issues of fact to be decided by a jury.  However, when evidence that a design is so “substantially similar” to a copyrighted design, the trial court can find infringement as a matter of law and grant summary judgment to the copyright owner.  The Ninth Circuit recently approved of…

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