Legal Opinion
Satava v. Lowry
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2003No. 02-16347PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge.
In the Copyright Act, Congress sought to benefit the public by encouraging artists’ creative expression. Congress carefully drew the contours of copyright protection to achieve this goal. It granted artists the exclusive right to the original expression in their works, thereby giving them a financial incentive to create works to enrich our culture.1 But it denied artists the exclusive right to ideas and standard elements in their works, thereby preventing them from monopolizing what rightfully belongs to the public. In this case, we must locate the faint line…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKENSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Three Boys Music Corp. v. BoltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- 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
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3Cited by60 opinions
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