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From Star Wars to Six Feet Under: Copyright’s Substantial Similarity Test in Film and TV 2023


Level: Intermediate
Runtime: 65 minutes
Recorded Date: February 25, 2023
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Agenda

  • Copyright infringement principles
  • Substantial similarity test for infringement in general
  • Specific application to film and television works in Ninth Circuit (screenplay, treatments, movies and episodic television)
  • Exploration of cases on either side of the trial-no trial line at Rule 56
  • Movies: Star Wars, Coma, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Last Samurai
  • TV: Six Feet Under, City of Angels, Equalizer
  • Current Issue in law: Moving to more Rule 12 dismissals in copyright cases from Rule 56 and current Ninth Circuit struggles with Rule 12 vs 56 juncture involving Shape of Water and Empire
  • Side Bar: Air Jordan Photography case and Marvin Gaye music case
Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Recorded: February 25, 2023

For NY - Difficulty Level: For both newly admitted & experienced attorneys (transitional).
For NY - Difficulty Level: Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys

Description

This program reviews how courts have applied the substantial similarity test for copyright infringement in the context of popular feature films and television series. The presenter also shares several important practice tips for litigating copyright infringement cases when feature films and television series are in issue.

This program was recorded on February 25th, 2023.

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Peter Afrasiabi

Founding Partner
One LLP

Peter Afrasiabi is a founding partner at One, LLP, and focuses his practice on copyright, patent, trademark and entertainment litigation. In addition, Peter is a professor and the Director of the Appellate Clinic at University of California, Irvine School of Law.

Peter graduated from University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California Gould School of Law.


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