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In the latest issue of The Copyright Law Journal:

LEADSINGER, INC. v. BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING: The Ninth Circuit affirmed that a karaoke device that displays song lyrics in time with the song recordings is not covered by the compulsory license provisions of Section 115 GEORGE S. CHEN CORP. v. CADONA INTERNATIONAL, INC.: In a memorandum opinion marked "Not for Publication," a divided Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in defendant’s favor because plaintiff’s true-to-life sculptures are not copyrightable SCHROCK v. LEARNING CURVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.: The District Court concluded that photographs depicting toys are derivative works SILVERSTEIN v. PENGUIN PUTNAM, INC.: On remand, the District Court ruled that plaintiff’s compilation of all of Dorothy Parker’s previously uncollected poems is not entitled to copyright protection FOLLOW UP: Welles v. Turner; MGM v. Grokster; JCW Investments v. Novelty BRIEFLY NOTED: Other recent cases of interest   PRACTICE TIPS A statutory compulsory license is not available to manufacturers of records intended primarily for commercial users such as broadcasters, jukebox operators, and background music services Where an artist creates a life-like sculpture depicting an animal, using skill, artistry, and imagination that are original, he is entitled to copyright protection, even if in some instances that protection may be thin To be derivative, a work must recast, transform, or adapt a preexisting copyrightable work While the choice of particular items out of a universe of available data may display selectivity, it might not display creativity

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