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Abdul-Jabbar v. General Motors Corp.
85 F.3d 407 (1996)Alfred Bell & Co., Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
191 F.2d 99 (1951)American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
60 F.3d 913 (1994)American Tobacco Co. v. Werckmeister
207 U.S. 284 (1907)A.V. ex rel. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, LLC
562 F.3d 630 (2009)
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Baker v. SeldenThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
101 U.S. 99, 25 L. Ed. 841 (1879)Bartsch v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
391 F.2d 150 (1968)Bell v. Combined Registry Co.
397 F. Supp. 1241 (1975)Benny v. Loew's Incorporated
239 F.2d 532 (1956)Bernstein v. National Broadcasting Co.
129 F. Supp. 817 (1955)Bindrim v. MitchellThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
92 Cal. App. 3d 61, 155 Cal. Rptr. 29 (1979)Blaustein v. BurtonThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
9 Cal. App. 3d 161, 88 Cal. Rptr. 319 (1970)Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
188 U.S. 239, 23 S. Ct. 298, 47 L. Ed. 460 (1903)Bourne Co. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
602 F. Supp. 2d 499 (2009)Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Roger Miller Music, Inc.
396 F.3d 762 (2005)Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. SaronyThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
111 U.S. 53, 4 S.Ct. 279, 28 L.Ed. 349 (1884)Burton v. Crowell Publishing Company
82 F.2d 154 (1936)
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Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
510 U.S. 569 (1994)Capital Films Corporation v. Charles Fries Productions, Inc.
628 F.2d 387 (1980)Cardtoons v. Major League Baseball Players AssociationThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
95 F.3d 959 (1996)Cartoon Network LP, LLLP v. CSC Holdings, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
536 F.3d 121 (2008)C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
505 F.3d 818 (2007), cert. denied, 553 U.S. 1090 (2008)Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
381 F.3d 1178 (2004)Clevenger v. Baker Voorhis & Co.
8 N.Y.2d 187, 168 N.E.2d 643, 203 N.Y.S.2d 812 (1960)Cohen, d/b/a Bizarre Music v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
845 F.2d 851 (1988)Comedy III Productions, Inc. v. Gary Saderup, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
21 P.3d 797 (2001)Community for Creative Non-violence v. ReidThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
846 F.2d 1485 Aff'd, 490 U.S. 730, 109 S.Ct. 2166 (1989)Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.
376 U.S. 234 (1964)Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
420 U.S. 469 (1975)
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Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema, Ltd.
604 F.2d 200 (1979)Davis v. Costa-Gavras
654 F. Supp. 653 (1987)DeSalvo v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
300 F. Supp. 742 (1969)De Sylva v. Ballentine
351 U.S. 570, 76 S. Ct. 974, 100 L. Ed. 1415 (1956)Doe v. Roe
638 So. 2d 826 (1994)Donahue v. Ziv Television Programs, Inc.
245 Cal. App. 2d 593, 54 Cal. Rptr. 130 (1966)Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
472 U.S. 749, 105 S. Ct. 2939, 86 L. Ed. 2d 593 (1985)
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Eastwood v. Superior Court
149 Cal. App. 3d 409, 198 Cal. Rptr. 342 (1983)Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
205 Cal. App. 2d 441 (1962)Eldred v. AshcroftThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
537 U.S. 186, 123 S.Ct. 769, 154 L.Ed.2d 683 (2003)Esquire, Inc. v. Ringer
591 F.2d 796 (1978)Estate of Hemingway v. Random House, Inc.
23 N.Y.2d 341, 296 N.Y.S.2d 771, 244 N.E.2d 250 (1968)Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
194 F.3d 1211 (1999)
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Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.
579 F.2d 215 (1978)Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
499 U.S. 340, 111 S. Ct. 1282, 113 L. Ed. 2d 358 (1991)Florida Star v. B.J.F.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
491 U.S. 524, 109 S.Ct. 2603, 105 L.Ed.2d 443 (1989)Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.
510 U.S. 517 (1994)Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & SonsThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
318 U.S. 643 (1943)F.W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.
344 U.S. 228 (1952)
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Gates v. Discovery Communications, Inc.
21 Cal.Rptr.3d 663 (2004)Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
418 U.S. 323, 94 S. Ct. 2997, 41 L. Ed. 2D 789 (1974)Gilliam v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
538 F.2d 14 (1976)Gill v. Hearst Publishing Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
253 P.2d 441 (1953)Goldstein v. California
412 U.S. 546, 93 S.Ct. 2303 (1973)Goodis v. United Artists Television, Inc.
425 F.2d 397 (1970)Gracen v. Bradford ExchangeThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
698 F.2d 300 (1983)Granz v. Harris
198 F.2d 585 (1952)Gross v. Seligman
212 F. 930 (1914)Guglielmi v. Spelling-Goldberg Productions
25 Cal. 3d 860, 603 P.2d 454, 160 Cal. Rptr. 352 (1979)
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Haelan Laboratories, Inc. v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
202 F.2d 866, 346 U.S. 816 (1953)Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
471 U.S. 539 (1985)Hasbro Bradley, Inc. v. Sparkle Toys, Inc.
780 F.2d 189 (1985)Haynes v. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
8 F.3d 1222 (1993)Heim v. Universal Pictures Co.
154 F.2d 480 (1946)Herbert v. Shanley Co.
242 U.S. 591 (1917)Hicks v. Casablanca Records
464 F. Supp. 426 (1978)Hoehling v. Universal City Studios, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
618 F.2d 972, 449 U.S. 841 (1980)Hustler Magazine v. FalwellThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
485 U.S. 46, 108 S. Ct. 876, 99 L. Ed. 2D 41 (1988)
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Jackson v. Universal International Pictures
36 Cal. 2d 116, 222 P.2d 433 (1950)
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Kelly v. Loew's Inc.
76 F. Supp. 473 (1948)Kerby v. Hal Roach Studios
53 Cal.App.2d 207 (1942)Kieselstein-Cord v. Accessories by Pearl, Inc.This case is currently assigned to a writer and is coming soon.
632 F.2d 989 (1980)Kimberly Bryson v. News America Publications, Inc.
174 Ill. 2d 77, 672 N.E.2d 1207 (1996)King v. Mister Maestro, Inc.
224 F. Supp. 101 (1963)Kirkland v. National Broadcasting Co.
425 F. Supp. 1111 (1976)
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La Cienega Music Company v. ZZ Top
53 F.3d 950 (1995)Lee v. Runge
404 U.S. 887, 92 S. Ct. 197, 30 L. Ed. 2d 169 (1971)Leopold v. Levin
259 N.E.2d 250 (1970)Levey v. Warner Brothers Pictures
57 F. Supp. 40 (1944)
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MAI Systems Corporation v. Peak Computer, Inc.
991 F.2d 511 (1993)Marcinkus v. NAL Publishing, Inc.
138 Misc. 2d 256, 522 N.Y.S.2d 1009 (1987)Mazer v. SteinThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
347 U.S. 201 (1954)Melvin v. Reid
112 Cal. App. 285 (1931)Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
545 U.S. 913, 125 S. Ct. 2764, 162 L. Ed. 2D 781 (2005)Midler v. Ford Motor Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
849 F.2d 460 (1988)Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
497 U.S. 1 (1990)Morrissey v. Procter & GambleThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
379 F.2d 675 (1967)Morris v. Business Concepts, Inc.
259 F.3d 65 (2001)Morris v. Business Concepts, Inc.
283 F.3d 502 (2002)Murray v. National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
844 F.2d 988 (1988)Musto v. Meyer
434 F. Supp. 32 (1977)
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New York Times Co. v. SullivanThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
376 U.S. 254, 84 S. Ct. 710, 11 L. Ed. 2D 686 (1964)Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
45 F.2d 119 (1930)
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O'Neill v. General Film Co.
171 A.D. 854 (1916)
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PAM Media, Inc. v. American Research Corp.
889 F. Supp. 1403 (1995)Peck v. Tribune Co.
214 U.S. 185 (1909)Peoples Bank & Trust Co. of Mountain Home v. Globe Intern. Pub., Inc.
978 F.2d 1065 (1992)Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena
839 F. Supp. 1552 (1993)Pushman v. New York Graphic Society, Inc.
287 N.Y. 302, 39 N.E.2d 249 (1942)
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Rogers v. GrimaldiThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
875 F.2d 994 (1989)Rohauer v. Killiam Shows, Inc.
551 F.2d 484 (1977)Rosette v. Rainbo Record Manufacturing Corp.
354 F. Supp. 1183 (1973)Rossner v. CBS, Inc.
612 F. Supp. 334 (1985)
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Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
376 U.S. 225 (1964)Selle v. GibbThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
741 F.2d 896 (1984)Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
309 U.S. 390, 60 S.Ct. 681 (1940)Shoptalk, Ltd. v. Concorde-New Horizons Corp.
168 F.3d 586 (1999)Shostakovich v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
196 Misc. 67, 80 N.Y.S.2d 575 (1948)Shulman v. Group W Productions, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
18 Cal. 4th 200, 955 P.2d 469, 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 843 (1998)Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions, Inc. v. McDonald's Corp.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
562 F.2d 1157 (1977)Smith v. Montoro
648 F.2d 602 (1981)Snyder v. PhelpsThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
562 U.S. 443 (2011)Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
464 U.S. 417, 104 S.Ct. 774, 78 L.Ed.2d 574 (1984)Spahn v. Julian Messner, Inc.
18 N.Y.2d 324 (1966)Stewart v. AbendThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
495 U.S. 207, 110 S.Ct. 1750, 109 L.Ed.2d 184 (1990)Stodart v. Mutual Film Corp.
249 F. 507 (1917)Street v. National Broadcasting Co.
645 F.2d 1227 (1981)Strickler v. National Broadcasting Co.
167 F. Supp. 68 (1958)Subafilms, Ltd. V. MGM-Pathe Communications Co.
24 F.3d 1088 (1994) (en banc)
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T.B. Harms Co. v. EliscuThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
339 F.2d 823 (1964)The Robert Stigwood Group Limited v. Sperber
457 F.2d 50 (1972)Time Inc. v. Bernard Geis Associates
293 F. Supp. 130 (1968)Time, Inc. v. FirestoneThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
424 U.S. 448 (1976)Time, Inc. v. HillThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
385 U.S. 374 (1967)Toscani v. Hersey
271 A.D. 445, 65 N.Y.S.2d 814 (1946)
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United States v. Atherton
561 F.2d 747 (1977)United States v. Martignon
346 F. Supp. 2d 413 (2004)Universal City Studios, Inc. v. ReimerdesThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
111 F. Supp. 2d 294 (2000)
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Vidor v. Serlin
7 N.Y.2d 502, 199 N.Y.S.2d 669, 166 N.E.2d 680 (1960)Virgil v. Time, Inc.
527 F.2d 1122 (1975)
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Walt Disney Productions v. Air PiratesThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
581 F.2d 751 (1978), 439 U.S. 1132Warner Brothers, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
720 F.2d 231 (1983)Warner Brothers Pictures v. Columbia Broadcasting SystemThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
216 F.2d 945 (1954)Washington Publishing Co. v. Pearson
306 U.S. 30 (1939)White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
209 U.S. 1, 28 S. Ct. 319, 52 L. Ed. 655 (1908)White v. Kimmell
193 F.2d 744 (1952)White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
971 F.2d 1395 (1992), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 95 (1993)White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
989 F.2d 1512 (1993)Wihtol v. Crow
309 F.2d 777 (1962)Williams v. Weisser
273 Cal. App. 2d 726 (1969)Winter v. DC ComicsThis case brief has an associated case brief video.
30 Cal. 4th 881 (2003)Wrench v. Universal Pictures Co.
104 F. Supp. 374 (1952)
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Yadkoe v. Fields
66 Cal. App. 2d 150, 151 P.2d 906 (1944)Youssoupoff v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Ltd.
50 T.L.R. 581 (1934)
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Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.This case brief has an associated case brief video.
433 U.S. 562, 573 (1977)
