General Universal Systems, Inc. v. Lee

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• stating that “the question whether two works are substantially similar should be left to the ultimate factfinder”
• stating that “the question whether two works are substantially similar should be left to the ultimate factfinder”
• explaining that a plaintiff demonstrates actionable copying “by showing that the allegedly infringing work is substantially similar to protectable elements of the infringed work”
• explaining that a plaintiff demonstrates actionable copying “by showing that the allegedly infringing work is substantially similar to protectable elements of the infringed work”
• stating that “the question whether two works are substantially similar should be left to the ultimate factfinder”
• concluding Dastar foreclosed the plaintiff’s Lanham Act claim because the plaintiff was alleging the defendant had “copied the ideas, concepts, structures, and sequences embodied in [the plaintiff’s] copyrighted work”

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