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· 5/20/1996

Twin Books Corporation v. The Walt Disney Company Buena Vista Home Video, Inc. And Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.

Citations

  • 83 F.3d 1162
  • 96 Daily Journal DAR 5726
  • 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3518
  • 38 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1847
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 11462
  • 1996 WL 263394

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  • “Under the 1909 Act, an unpublished work was protected by state common law copyright from the moment of its creation until it was either published or until it received protection under the federal copyright scheme.”

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