Aalmuhammed v. Lee

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that authorship rights were expressly repudiated when movie credits listed plaintiff’s name far below others and as an “Islamic technical consultant” rather than as an author
• holding that a communication that 22 “leav[es] the question of authorship open for further discussion” is not a repudiation, but suggesting 23 that a more unambiguous communication would be one
• acknowledging that the “movie credits plainly and expressly repudiated authorship, by listing Aalmuhammed far below the more prominent names, as an ‘Islamic technical consultant’”
• rejecting collaborative intent standard so that the number of author of complex works can be kept to a manageable number
• applying copyright statute of limitation to claims seeking 5 a declaratory judgment that plaintiff was an author and an accounting for profits
• finding genuine issue of fact as to whether claim was barred by limitations when trier of fact could construe communication “as leaving the question of authorship open for further discussion”

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Cited by

44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Roger Miller Music, Inc., and Mary A. Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sony/atv Publishing, Llc, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-02-13· cited 296×
• Seven Arts Filmed Entertainmen v. Content Media Corporation Plc
  Ninth Circuit· 2013-11-06· cited 201×
• Neil Gaiman and Marvels and Miracles, Llc, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Todd McFarlane Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees
  Seventh Circuit· 2004-03-31· cited 123×
• Ritchie v. Williams
  Sixth Circuit· 2005-01-11· cited 51×
• Direct Technologies, LLC v. Electronic Arts, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2016-09-06· cited 43×
• Richlin v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-06-19· cited 41×
• Peter Brownstein v. Tina Lindsay
  Third Circuit· 2014-01-29· cited 41×
• Gaylord v. United States
  Federal Circuit· 2010-02-25· cited 29×
• Isaac Donald Everly v. Patrice Everly
  Sixth Circuit· 2020-05-04· cited 28×
• Imapizza, LLC v. At Pizza Ltd.
  D.C. Circuit· 2018-09-24· cited 26×
• Figueroa v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2003-08-15· cited 22×
• Brown v. Flowers
  M.D. North Carolina· 2003-12-12· cited 21×
• Polar Bear Productions, Inc. v. Timex Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 2004-09-03· cited 20×
• Jean Rustico v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2021-04-06· cited 18×
• Cooper v. NCS Pearson, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 2013-08-19· cited 13×
• Welles v. Turner Entertainment Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 2007-09-11· cited 13×
• Trek Leasing, Inc. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2005-06-30· cited 11×
• JCW Investments, Inc. v. Novelty, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2003-10-30· cited 9×
• Marya v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
  C.D. California· 2015-09-22· cited 9×
• Diamond v. Gillis
  E.D. Michigan· 2005-02-17· cited 7×

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.
  Supreme Court· 1991-03-27· cited 2,678×
• Richardson v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1999-06-01· cited 913×
• James W. Cleary v. News Corporation and Harpercollins Publishers, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-08-01· cited 216×
• S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-09-13· cited 214×
• Louis P. Camjudgesli v. Robert L. Bockrath, and Daniel Boggan
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-11-22· cited 174×
• Covey v. Hollydale Mobilehome Estates
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-06-18· cited 170×
• Karen L. Erickson v. Trinity Theatre, Inc., Individually and D/B/A Trinity Square Ensemble
  Seventh Circuit· 1994-01-06· cited 137×
• Paul Smith, an Individual v. Edward L. Montoro and Film Ventures International Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1981-06-01· cited 132×
• Alice Childress v. Clarice Taylor, Paul B. Berkowsky, the Moms Company, and Ben Caldwell
  Second Circuit· 1991-09-18· cited 92×
• Lynn M. Thomson v. Allan S. Larson, Nanette Larson, and Julie Larson McCollum
  Second Circuit· 1998-06-19· cited 82×
• Ashton-Tate Corp. v. Ross
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-10-04· cited 82×
• Ledesma v. Jack Stewart Produce, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-05-05· cited 70×
• Zuill v. Shanahan
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-04-10· cited 65×
• Cohen v. Stratosphere Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-06-06· cited 51×
• Edward B. Marks Music Corp. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.
  Second Circuit· 1944-01-26· cited 49×
• Lamothe v. Atlantic Recording Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1988-06-01· cited 38×
• Waggoner v. Snow, Becker, Kroll, Klaris & Krauss
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-04-22· cited 34×
• Richard M. Rosenthal v. Jane Fonda
  Ninth Circuit· 1988-12-13· cited 21×
• Covey v. Hollydale Mobilehome Estates
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-09-11· cited 21×
• Zuill v. Shanahan
  Supreme Court· 1997-01-21· cited 1×

Other cases named Aalmuhammed v. Lee

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Aalmuhammed v. Lee
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-10-29· cited 11×