musical-works
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-1196 | Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. v. Peermusic Ltd., et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2022-03-02 | Denied | Response Waived | circuit-split civil-procedure copyright-infringement extrinsic-intrinsic-test musical-works ordinary-observer-test substantial-similarity | in a copyright infringement case, when deciding whether two musical works are substantially similar, should the courts apply the ordinary observer tes… |
| 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 or not the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc correctly held that musical copyright protection under the Copyright Act of 1909 is … |