striking-similarity

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-711 Joe Morford v. Maurizio Cattelan Eleventh Circuit 2025-01-03 Denied access-proof artwork-copying circuit-split copyright-law striking-similarity substantial-likeness Can portions of artwork establish striking similarity and prove copying without direct evidence of access?
19-297 H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP v. Malibu Textiles, Inc. Ninth Circuit 2019-09-04 Denied access access-requirement copyright-infringement copyright-ownership copyright-registration copyright-validity plausibility-standard pleading-standard striking-similarity Whether conclusory statements of 'striking similarity' are sufficient to plead copyright infringement under the 'plausibility' standard