| 21-1519 |
Joe Gregory Carlini v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-06-03 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
copyright copyright-infringement expert-opinion extrinsic-test fact-finder inverse-ratio-rule pleading-stage pleadings-stage selection-and-arrangement substantial-similarity |
whether-the-district-court-and-ninth-circuit-erred-in-applying-the-extrinsic-test-for-substantial-similarity |
| 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 |
| 18-728 |
Jacobus Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-12-07 |
Denied |
Amici (3)Relisted (2) |
9th-circuit circuit-split copyright copyright-law copyright-protection creative-expression intellectual-property judicial-interpretation original-creative-judgments original-judgments photographic-originality photography selection-and-arrangement |
Is copyright protection for a photograph limited solely to the photographer's 'selection and arrangement' of unprotected elements, as the Ninth Circui… |