musical-works

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-1196 Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. v. Peermusic Ltd., et al. Ninth Circuit 2022-03-02 Denied Response Waived circuit-split civil-procedure copyright-infringement extrinsic-intrinsic-test musical-works ordinary-observer-test substantial-similarity Whether the courts should apply the ordinary observer test or the two-part extrinsic/intrinsic test when deciding substantial similarity in a copyrigh…
20-142 Michael Skidmore, as Trustee for the Randy Craig Wolfe Trust v. Led Zeppelin, et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-08-11 Denied Amici (4)Response WaivedRelisted (2) copyright-act copyright-act-of-1909 copyright-protection deposit-requirement musical-works ninth-circuit originality selection-and-arrangement sheet-music tangible-medium Whether musical works under the Copyright Act of 1909 are protected as created and fixed in a tangible medium, or limited to sheet music deposits