Legal Opinion
Metcalf v. Bochco
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2002No. Nos. 01-55811, 01-56249, 01-56250PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
We delve once again into the turbid waters of the “extrinsic test” for substantial similarity under the Copyright Act.
Facts1
In November 1989, Jerome Metcalf read two newspaper articles about the Army’s practice of training surgeons at inner-city hospitals to expose them to combat-like conditions. Based on these articles, Jerome and his wife Laurie (“the Metcalfs”) conceived a story about a county hospital in inner-city Los Angeles and the struggles of its predominantly black staff. Along with third party Joan Ray, the Met-calfs formed a corporation (“CCA”) to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- John William See v. Christopher Durang and L.A. Stage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Lou Shaw Eastborne Productions, Inc. v. Richard Lindheim Michael Sloan Universal City Studios, Inc. Columbia Broadcasting Systems McA Television, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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