Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Co.
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Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Co., 429 F.2d 1106 (9th Cir. 1970), was a Ninth Circuit case involving the copyright of greeting cards that introduced the "total concept and feel" standard for determining substantial similarity. Courts used this test in later cases such as Reyher v. Children's Television Workshop (1976).[1]
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Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Co. | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Co. |
Decided | July 10, 1970 |
Citation(s) | 429 F.2d 1106, 166 U.S.P.Q. 291 (9th Cir. 1970) |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Frederick George Hamley, Montgomery Oliver Koelsch, John Kilkenny |
Case opinions | |
Copyright may be infringed when total concept and feel is the same | |
Decision by | Hamley |
Dissent | Kilkenny |
Keywords | |
copyright infringement |
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