Statute treatment: 17 U.S.C. § 1202

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,007 citation events across 359 distinct cases.

1,007citations total

359distinct interpreting cases

65distinct courts

488citations in last 5y

1998–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Stevens v. Corelogic, Inc. (2018) ca9 139 own cites 12× in case

#2 Mango v. Buzzfeed, Inc. (2020) ca2 45 own cites 7× in case

#3 Personal Keepsakes, Inc. v. Personalizationmall.com, Inc. (2013) ilnd 56 own cites 6× in case

#4 Agence France Presse v. Morel (2011) nysd 38 own cites 7× in case

#5 IQ Group, Ltd. v. Wiesner Publishing, LLC (2006) njd 11 own cites 15× in case

#6 Friedman v. Live Nation Merchandise, Inc. (2016) ca9 58 own cites 5× in case

#7 Stephen F. Gordon v. Nextel Communications and Mullen Advertising, Inc. (2003) ca6 29 own cites 7× in case

#8 Fischer v. Forrest (2018) ilsd 75 own cites 4× in case

#9 Michael Grecco Prods., Inc. v. Alamy, Inc. (2019) nyed 14 own cites 10× in case

#10 Energy Intelligence Grp, Inc. v. Kayne Ande (2020) ca5 28 own cites 6× in case

#11 Mango v. Buzzfeed, Inc. (2019) ilsd 48 own cites 4× in case

#12 Germaine Music v. Universal Songs of Polygram (2003) nvd 17 own cites 7× in case

#13 Textile Secrets International, Inc. v. Ya-Ya Brand Inc. (2007) cacd 5 own cites 18× in case

#14 Agence France Presse v. Morel (2013) nysd 20 own cites 5× in case

#15 Michael Grecco Prods., Inc. v. Valuewalk, LLC (2018) ilsd 17 own cites 5× in case

#16 BanxCorp v. Costco Wholesale Corp. (2010) nysd 39 own cites 3× in case

#17 Guzman v. Hacienda Records & Recording Studio, Inc. (2015) ca5 90 own cites 2× in case

#18 Jedson Engineering, Inc. v. Spirit Construction Services, Inc. (2010) ohsd 16 own cites 5× in case

#19 Photographic Illustrators Corp. v. Orgill, Inc. (2015) mad 12 own cites 6× in case

#20 Zalewski v. Cicero Builder Dev., Inc. (2014) ca2 82 own cites 2× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.