Merritt Forbes & Co. v. Newman Investment Securities, Inc.

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• considering copyrightability of a bond document, but denying summary judgment motion because originality is genuine issue of material fact, and explaining that “new elements” of a copied work are the only ones “pro- tected by copyright”
• considering copyrightability of a bond document, but denying summary judgment motion because originality is genuine issue of material fact, and explaining that “new elements” of a copied work are the only ones “pro- tected by copyright”
• noting public policy does not preclude bond underwriting documents from copyright protection
• noting public policy does not preclude bond underwriting documents from copyright protection
• “Originality may also be found in the selection and ordering of particular facts or elements.”

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