DeBitetto v. Alpha Books

How courts have described this case

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• noting that stark differences in style, tone, and emphasis undercut the possibility of finding substantial similarity
• holding selection of poisons in pet book was not original
• “Notwithstanding the similar factual content, these sections are organized differently and convey information using a different tone and style.”
• finding no copyright infringement when defendant’s pet care book contained a list of poisons that tracks the language in plaintiff’s poisons list almost “exactly” because a “list of poisons is the sort of list likely to be found in any book of pet care”
• no copyright protection for “the sort of list likely to be found in any book” on the relevant topic

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