Litchfield v. Spielberg

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• stating that the public and because Stromback alleged in his amended \without substantial similarity there can be no claim for complaint only that the movie was an infringing work. We reverse passing off\ under the Lanham Act
• applying the substantial 22 USCA11 Case: 19-14894 Date Filed: 10/27/2020 Page: 23 of 23 similarity test between works from two different types of media—a musical play and a movie
• upholding summary judgment on ground that no reasonable jury could find substantial similarity
• observing the unreliability of lists that rely upon scattered random similarities
• “To prove copyright infringement, the plaintiff must show ... ownership of the copyright ... ”
• “a work is not derivative unless it has been substantially copied from the prior work”

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