COPYRIGHT LAW

1. InSkidmore v. Led Zeppelin, the court indicated that when the range of the plaintiff's creative expression is narrow, so is the scope of its copyright. Explain what this means and provide an example from some area of creativity that you are interested in.
2. The 2nd Circuit inBoissonand the 9th Circuit inSkidmoreandSatavaconfront the issue of a plaintiff's work that largely derives from the public domain. The courts address this issue differently. Explain the difference and then indicate which one you think is a better approach.

FROMER AND SPRIGMAN COPYRIGHT LAW

Chapter V: Copyright's Exclusive Rights

pp. 258-267

pp. 289-301

Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin