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· 4/22/1982

Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Film Ventures International, Inc.

Citations

  • 543 F. Supp. 1134
  • 214 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 865
  • 8 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1615
  • 1982 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13258

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the Court must consider “whether there is a likelihood that Plaintiffs will succeed on the merits at trial on the issue of substantial similarity”
  • “The first inquiry is whether there is substantial similarity between the general ideas of the two works.”
  • “The first inquiry is whether there is substantial similarity between the general ideas of the two works.”
  • preliminary injunction granted against owners of the movie “Great White,” because it was substantially similar to “Jaws”

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Judges: Kenyon

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