No. 24-5461

Ronald Ragan, Jr. v. Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-interpretation copyright-law copyright-protection eighth-circuit feist-decision originality-standard
Latest Conference: 2024-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the correct standard of copyrightability is the Constitutional and statutory standard of originality as articulated in this Court's unanimous Feist decision or the Eighth Circuit's newfound "convey information" standard.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the correct standard of copyrightability is the Constitutional and statutory standard of originality as articulated in Feist or the Eighth Circuit's 'convey information' standard

Docket Entries

2024-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
2024-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc. to respond filed.
2024-07-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 7, 2024)
2024-04-25
Application (23A958) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 1, 2024.
2024-04-22
Application (23A958) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 2, 2024 to July 1, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.
Ryan J. SchletzbaumShook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Respondent
Ronald Ragan
Andrew Benedict GrimmDigital Justice Foundation, Inc., Petitioner