Notes from Law School by Kristopher Nelson
Class notes and materials by a law student for law students.
Copyright: infringement elements
Demonstrating copyright infringement requires that one show all three of the following:
Ownership of a
valid copyright
Copying
Of constituent elements that are protected
A
valid copyright
is (all three required):
An
original
work
Fixed
In a tangible means of expression
An
original
work requires both:
A modicum of creativity
Independent creation
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