· 6/8/1984
Dennis W. Eckes and James Beckett, III v. Card Prices Update and Suffolk Collectables
Citations
- 736 F.2d 859
- 222 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 762
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 21686
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- stating that \[o]nly the knowing failure to advise the Copyright Office of facts which might have occasioned a rejection of the application constitute[s] reason for holding the registration invalid and thus incapable of supporting an infringement action\
- noting that “sweat of a researcher’s brow” does not merit copyright protection
- upholding finding of infringement because list of premium cards \subjectively based\
- copying of judgmental selection of “premium” baseball cards is an infringement
- \Only the 'knowing failure to advise the Copyright Office of facts which might have occasioned a rejection of the application constitutes reason for holding the registration invalid' \
- \Only the `knowing failure to advise the Copyright Office of facts which might have occasioned a rejection of the application constitute[s] reason for holding the registration invalid' \
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Judges: Feinberg, Winter, Lasker
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