· 5/22/1981
Stern Electronics, Inc. v. Kaufman
Citations
- 523 F. Supp. 635
- 213 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 75
- 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14226
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting defendant’s claims that the video game’s presentation was not an original work and that only the computer program could be considered an original work
- “In essence, the [video game] is a movie in which the viewer participates in the action as the fearless pilot controlling the spaceship”
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Judges: Nickerson
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