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· 1/13/2014

Alexander v. Mich. Adjutant Gen.

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 911
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 791
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3405
  • 571 U.S. 1134
  • 2014 WL 102557
  • 2014 U.S. LEXIS 418

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  • “[T]he existence of a license, exclusive or nonexclusive, creates an affirmative defense to a claim of copyright infringement.”
  • to succeed on a copyright-infringement claim, plaintiffs must establish “(1) ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original.” (cleaned up)
  • “Pleadings need not, and do not, allege legal theories.”

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