· 8/26/1983
Robert C. Mention v. Henry Brandt Gessell
Citations
- 714 F.2d 87
- 222 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 796
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 24507
How courts have described this case
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- “The Copyright Act of 1976 preempts common law copyright claims, unless the claims arose from ‘undertakings commenced before January 1, 1978.” (citing 17 U.S.C. § 301(b)(2))
- “The Copyright Act of 1976 preempts common law copyright claims, unless the claims arose from ‘undertakings commenced before January 1, 1978.’ ” (citing 17 U.S.C. § 301(b)(2)
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Judges: Kennedy, Tang, Poole
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