green
Positive treatment
Quoted verbatim 3×
7.8 score
G Cite
cited 2× by 2 distinct cases, last quoted 1998 ·
…interpreting 'commencement of infringement' as the time when the first act of infringement in a series of ongoing discrete infringements occurs ... would best promote the early registration of a copyright. it would strongly encourage prompt registration.
⚠ not in text
Treatment trajectory · 1987 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1987
2006
2026
Top citers, strongest first. 23 distinct citers.
How cited ↗
examined
Cited as authority (quoted)
Johnson v. Jones
interpreting 'commencement of infringement' as the time when the first act of infringement in a series of ongoing discrete infringements occurs ... would best promote the early registration of a copyright. it would strongly encourage prompt registration.
examined
Cited as authority (quoted)
Johnson v. Jones
interpreting 'commencement of infringement' as the time when the first act of infringement in a series of ongoing discrete infringements occurs ... would best promote the early registration of a copyright. it would strongly encourage prompt registration.
discussed
Cited as authority (quoted)
Runstadler Studios, Inc. v. MCM Ltd. Partnership
where there are various means of achieving the desired purpose, then the particular means chosen is not necessary to the purpose; hence, there is expression, not idea.
cited
Cited "see"
United States v. Toaz
See In re Grand Jury Proceedings, 797 F.2d 1377, 1382 (6th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 876 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987).
discussed
Cited "see"
CMM Cable Rep., Inc. v. Keymarket Communications, Inc.
See Whelan Associates, Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inp., 797 F.2d 1222, 1231 (3rd Cir.1986), cert. denied, Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc. v. Whelan Asso ciates, Inc., 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987).
cited
Cited "see"
Cognotec Services Ltd. v. Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
See Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 , 1229 (3d Cir.1986), ce rt. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987). 3 .
discussed
Cited "see"
Segal v. Paramount Pictures
(2×)
See Whelan Assocs. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., 797 F.2d 1222 , 1231 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987).
cited
Cited "see"
Trandes Corporation v. Guy F. Atkinson Company, and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
See Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 , 1230 (3d Cir.1986) (describing source code), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987).
cited
Cited "see"
Financial Control Associates, Inc. v. Equity Builders, Inc.
See generally Whelan Associates, Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 797 F.2d 1222, 1242-43 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987). 5.
discussed
Cited "see"
Hung Tang v. Ho Yong Hwang
See Whelan Associates v. Jaslow Dental Laboratories, 797 F.2d 1222 , 1231-32 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987); Major League Baseball Promotion v. Colour-Tex, 729 F.Supp. 1035, 1039 (D.N.J.1990) (citing Whelan).
cited
Cited "see"
Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc.
See Whelan Assoc., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 797 F.2d 1222, 1234 (3rd Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987). 5 .
discussed
Cited "see"
George L. Kregos, D/B/A American Sports Wire v. The Associated Press and Sports Features Syndicate, Inc.
(2×)
See generally Whelan Associates, Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 797 F.2d 1222, 1242-43 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987). 29 The regulations of the Copyright Office are careful to preclude copyright registration to: 30 Blank forms, such as ... account books, diaries, bank checks, scorecards, address books, report forms, order forms and the like, which are designed for recording information and do not in themselves convey information; 31 37 C.F.R.
discussed
Cited "see"
Geshwind v. Garrick
See Whelan Associates, Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 609 F.Supp. 1307 (E.D.Pa.1985), aff'd, 797 F.2d 1222 (3d Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987) (under similar facts, court analogized to an owner explaining functions of a building to an architect, and concluded “[t]he architectural drawings are not co-authored by the owner, no matter how detailed the ideas and limitations expressed by the owner.”) Here, Mr. Leich worked for Digital as an employee.
discussed
Cited "see"
United States v. Larry Thomas (87-1623), Anthony L. Gaston (87-1634), and Eddie Gaston (87-1697)
See In re Grand Jury Proceedings, 797 F.2d 1377, 1380 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 876 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987); Paul v. Henderson, 698 F.2d 589, 592 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 835 (1983).
discussed
Cited "see"
Manufacturers Technologies, Inc. v. Cams, Inc.
See Whelan Associates v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, 797 F.2d 1222 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987) (despite lack of evidence of direct source code copying, copyright infringement found because protection extends to structure, sequence, and organization of program); Digital Communication Associates v. Softklone Distributing Corp., 659 F.Supp. 449 (N.D.Ga.1987) (copyright protection in computer program does not extend to its screen displays but separate copyright in "status screen” was infringed where defendant’s status screen captures "total …
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Engineering Dynamics, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Structural Software, Inc., and S. Rao Guntur, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants
Compare the approaches used by the courts in Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987); Altai, supra; Lotus I, supra; Brown Bag Software v. Symantec Corp., 960 F.2d 1465 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,-U.S.-, 113 S.Ct. 198 , 121 L.Ed.2d 141 (1992); etc. 9 .
cited
Cited "see, e.g."
Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. v. Leadership Software, Inc.
See, e.g., Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc., 797 F.2d 1222, 1236-38 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987). 16 .
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Qad. Inc., a California Corporation, and Pamela Lopker and Karl Lopker, Individuals v. Aln Associates, Inc., an Indiana Corporation, and Sally Allen, Mike Allen and Ronald Whiteford, Individuals
See, e.g., Whelan Assoc., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 , 1234 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987). 5 The sort of software at issue in this case, manufacturing systems software, is designed to assist manufacturers control inventory, process orders, and maintain financial records, and is typically comprised of hundreds of individual programs which are grouped and sold as modules.
cited
Cited "see, e.g."
qad. inc. v. ALN Associates, Inc.
See, e.g., Whelan Assoc., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 , 1234 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987). .
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Cable/Home Communication Corp. v. Network Productions, Inc.
See, e.g., Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 , 1236-40 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987); Formula, 725 F.2d at 523-25 ; Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corp., 714 F.2d 1240, 1252-54 (3d Cir.1983), ce rt. dismissed, 464 U.S. 1033 , 104 S.Ct. 690 , 79 L.Ed.2d 158 (1984).
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Cable/Home Communication Corporation v. Network Productions, Inc.
See, e.g., Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 797 F.2d 1222 , 1236-40 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987); Formula, 725 F.2d at 523-25 ; Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corp., 714 F.2d 1240, 1252-54 (3d Cir.1983), cert. dismissed, 464 U.S. 1033 , 104 S.Ct. 690 , 79 L.Ed.2d 158 (1984).
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Mathis v. Spears
Thus, in Duplate, the Court recognized that a court did have authority to award prejudgment interest on unliquidated damages where, as here, there was “bad faith or other exceptional circumstances.” Id.; see Duplate, 298 U.S. at 459 , 56 S.Ct. at 797 , 29 USPQ at 311; see also Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 609 F.Supp. 1325, 1327-28 (E.D.Pa.1985) (applying Duplate standard in a copyright case), aff'd, 797 F.2d 1222 (3d Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 , 107 S.Ct. 877 , 93 L.Ed.2d 831 (1987).
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
Mathis v. Spears
That Section 284 removed the requirement for bad faith or other exceptional circumstances in infringement cases left the court's common law authority untouched, intact, and available for use in other cases. 91 Thus, in Duplate, the Court recognized that a court did have authority to award prejudgment interest on unliquidated damages where, as here, there was "bad faith or other exceptional circumstances." Id.; see Duplate, 298 U.S. at 459 , 56 S.Ct. at 797 , 29 USPQ at 311; see also Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Laboratory, Inc., 609 F.Supp. 1325, 1327-28 (E.D.Pa.1985) (applying Duplat…
Retrieving the full opinion text from the archive…
Gasaway, dba Suburban Sealing Co.
v.
Laborers' Pension Fund
v.
Laborers' Pension Fund
No. 86-690.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 12, 1987.
Published
Citer courts: Sixth Circuit (2) · N.D. Illinois (1)
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.