5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 15 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Andrew J. Wagner v. Daewoo Heavy Industries America Corporation, Jack Mosler, George Valencia, David O'dell, Donald Adams.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew J. Wagner v. Daewoo Heavy Industries America Corporation, Jack Mosler, George Valencia, David O'dell, Donald Adams Anchor | green | “ven a casual comparison of the two compositions compels the conclusion that the two compositions are practically identical.” | 3 |
| 2 | Wei Zhang v. American Gem Seafoods, Inc., Delaware Corporation McMi Food Company, a Texas Corporation Harry Lees, a Natural Person | green | “if the jury announces only its ultimate conclusions, it returns an ordinary general verdict” | 3 |
| 3 | Swirsky v. Carey | green | “musicologist is not an expert on what the term 'idea' means under the copyright laws.” | 3 |
| 4 | Northern Music Corp. v. King Record Distributing Co. | green | “we have suffered through the playing of the commercial recordings.” | 3 |
| 5 | Newton v. Diamond | green | “many courts have found that nearly identical or more substantial samples are not susceptible to copyright protection.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.