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· 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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