McArdle v. Mattel Inc.

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• finding author’s unjust enrichment claim to be preempted by federal copyright law because the claim is an equitable, quasi-contractual claim that exists where there is no express contract
• claim preempted where author alleged Mattel copied author’s concepts and ideas in Barbie product line

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