Durham Industries, Inc. v. Tomy Corporation

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• holding that the presumption of validity was rebutted where \one look\ at the plaintiff's allegedly copyrightable figures revealed a complete absence of any originality
• holding that the presumption of validity was rebutted where “one look” at the plaintiffs allegedly copyrightable figures revealed a complete absence of any originality
• holding that, “The mere reproduction of the underlying characters in plastic, even though ... [i]t undoubtedly involved some degree of manufacturing skill, does not constitute originality”
• holding works lacked originality to warrant finding of copyright protection even after submission of copyright registration
• noting that three-dimensional “small, plastic, wind-up toys” of Disney characters Mickey, Donald, and Pluto were derivative works of these characters
• stating that a display of manufacturing skill is not independently enough to constitute originality

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