Louis M. Kohus v. John v. Mariol James F. Mariol Jvm Innovation & Design

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• holding that substantial similarity does not require identity, and that it exists where the work is recognizable as having been taken from the copyrighted source
• noting that expert testimony would “likely be required” in that case to distinguish expression from idea under the merger doctrine
• holding that expert testimony is admissible to determine scenes afaire
• noting that “[wjhen there is essentially only one way to express an idea, the idea and its expression are inseparable [i.e., they merge,] and copyright is no bar to copying that expression.”
• noting that the merger doctrine established that “[w]hen there is essentially only one way to express an idea, the idea and its expression are inseparable and copyright is no bar to copying that expression.”
• explaining that external considerations include “standard industry practices” and professional organization standards

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