character-protection
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-444 | Denice Shakarian Halicki, et al. v. Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc., et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2025-10-14 | Denied | Response Waived | character-protection copyright-infringement distinctive-character film-franchise ninth-circuit-test stock-character | Is copyright protection for characters limited to only those characters that meet the Ninth Circuit's three-element test? Or, as the Second, Seventh, … |
| 21-5082 | Benjamin Michael Dubay v. Stephen King, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2021-07-13 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | aggregation-of-traits character-protection character-traits comic-book-characters constitutional-rights copyright-infringement copyright-law copyright-protection expert-testimony fact-question jury-determination | 1. The Copyright Act defines statutorily eligible works in 17 U.S.C. § 102(a). While § 102(a) does not list Comic Book Characters, some Circuit Courts… |