Legal Opinion
Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 7, 2003No. Civil 00-5236(JBS)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.BACKGROUND.547
II. DISCUSSION.553
A. Summary Judgment Standard.553
B. Defendant’s Copyright Claims.554
1. Copyright Infringement.554
2. Estoppel .555
3. Registration of Copyright.555
4. Copyright Misuse Defense.557
5. Implied License.558
6. Database as Derivative Work...■.559
C. Plaintiffs Declaratory Judgment Claims .559
1. Copyright Clause.559
2. Fair Use Defense.560
a. Purpose and Character of Use.561
b. Nature of the Copyrighted Work.563
c. Amount and Substantiality of the Portion Used in Relation to the Copyrighted Work as a Whole.563
d. Effect of the…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lightning Lube, Inc. v. Witco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Bonnieview Homeowners Ass'n v. Woodmont Builders, L.L.C.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2009
- Dehart v. US Bank, N.A. NDDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2011
- SecureInfo Corp. v. Telos Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2005
- Mathews v. BecerraCalifornia Supreme Court · 2019
- Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
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