Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.
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Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation, 45 F.2d 119 (2d Cir. 1930), was a United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit case on copyright infringement by non-literal copying of a dramatic work. The Court held that copyright protection cannot be extended to the characteristics of stock characters in a story, whether it be a book, play, or film.
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Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Decided | November 10, 1930 |
Citation(s) | 45 F.2d 119 (2d Cir. 1930) |
Case history | |
Prior history | 34 F.2d 145 (S.D.N.Y. 1929) |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Learned Hand, Thomas Walter Swan, Augustus Noble Hand |
Case opinions | |
Majority | L. Hand, joined by Swan, A. Hand |
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