Universal Pictures Co. v. Harold Lloyd Corporation

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• action for violation of motion picture copyright; not error to exclude evidence of value of another movie as not relevant to value of movie involved
• action for violation of motion picture copyright; not error to exclude evidence of value of another movie as not relevant to value of movie involved
• apparently neither plaintiff nor court considered argument that showings of the offending film in each of 6,636 theaters constituted separate infringements
• suggesting actual damages can be proven without great difficulty
• 18%-25% identity is sufficient for substantial similarity
• 18%-25% identity is sufficient for substantial similarity

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