· 3/3/2011
Peters v. West
Citations
- 776 F. Supp. 2d 742
- 97 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 2019
- 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21299
- 2011 WL 831137
How courts have described this case
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- applying the originality standard articulated in Feist in a copyright infringement action against rapper Kanye West, and concluding that the well-known phrase \[t]hat which does not kill me makes me stronger\ is not protectable
- well-known phrase does not satisfy originality standard and is not protectable
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Judges: Virginia M. Kendall
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