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· 7/28/1992

Hodge E. Mason and Hodge Mason Maps, Inc. v. Montgomery Data, Inc.

Citations

  • 967 F.2d 135
  • 23 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1676
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 17321
  • 1992 Copyright L. Dec. (CCH) 26,959

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that the Fifth Circuit “has applied the merger doctrine to the question of copyrightability,” not solely to the question of infringement
  • rejecting a claim for recovery of statutory damages or attorneys’ fees when the infringement began before registration

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Judges: Reavley, Barksdale

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