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Design patent case filings are still slow. Here's an interesting copyright dispute for your reading pleasure.
Complaint: https://www.scribd.com/document/457153238/Munro-v-Fairchild-Tropical-Botanic-Garden-Complaint-Sans-Exhibits
MTD: https://www.scribd.com/document/457153779/Munro-v-Fairchild-Tropical-Botanic-Garden-MTD
MTD opposition: https://www.scribd.com/document/457153858/Munro-v-Fairchild-Tropical-Botanic-Garden-MTD-Opposition
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Complaint: https://www.scribd.com/document/457153238/Munro-v-Fairchild-Tropical-Botanic-Garden-Complaint-Sans-Exhibits
MTD: https://www.scribd.com/document/457153779/Munro-v-Fairchild-Tropical-Botanic-Garden-MTD
MTD opposition: https://www.scribd.com/document/457153858/Munro-v-Fairchild-Tropical-Botanic-Garden-MTD-Opposition
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There are some potentially interesting useful article and scope-of-the-work issues raised in this case, but it's also an example of what I've come to think of as DMCA IRL claims. See also https://twitter.com/design_law/status/1013754411917758464
Essentially, the plaintiff here seems to be arguing that § 1202 of the DMCA is some kind of all-purpose attribution requirement:
Anyway, here's the relevant provision and definition of "copyright management information."
Has anyone written on this topic? I'd love to learn more--especially if these aren't isolated cases.
