6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 18 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 Nxivm Corporation v. The Ross Institute.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nxivm Corporation v. The Ross Institute Anchor | green | “although defendants bear the burden of proving that their use was fair, they need not establish that each of the factors set forth in 107 weighs in their favor.” | 4 |
| 2 | Ramsey v. Coughlin | green | “must assure itself that following the procedures set out in rule 56(a)-(e) would not alter the outcome.” | 3 |
| 3 | Faith Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television, Inc., Home Box Office, Inc. | green | “this court has on a number of occasions resolved fair use determinations at the summary judgment stage where there are no genuine issues of material fact.” | 3 |
| 4 | Swatch Group Management Services Ltd. v. Bloomberg L.P. | green | “is better served by the dissemination of that information in its entirety, including the incidents of oral speech that do not translate onto the page but color the purely factual content.” | 3 |
| 5 | Swatch Group Management Services Ltd. v. Bloomberg L.P. | green | “since bloomberg's use qualifies as fair use, bloomberg has not infringed, and swatch's second amended complaint should be dismissed.” | 3 |
| 6 | Allstate Insurance Co. v. A.A. McNamara & Sons, Inc., and Arthur McNamara | green | “is entitled to urge that we affirm the district court's decision on any basis submitted to that court and supported by the record,” | 2 |
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