nostr:npub1ulmk7rglm7y8cykt7h40zhwnhv9c37qxq5tnna3jqz4wjx52wd8q2whweg Better still, he changed his theory to a "common law" copyright claim. (Jan. 18 transcript at 10:11–13.) Note to observers who aren't IP lawyers: common law or state law copyright was abolished, with very minimal exceptions, when the Copyright Act of 1976 went into effect in 1978. 17 U.S.C. § 301(a). A lawyer who plans to litigate a copyright case should know this.

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