Chapter 10: State Law Theories of Protection, and Their Limits
This chapter contains the following decisions, listed in the order they are presented in the text. Click on any case name to see background information as well as the full court opinion.
- Federal Intellectual Property Preemption: An Overview
- Express Preemption under the 1976 Act
- The Right of Publicity
- Misappropriation
- Contract
Cases contained in second edition that are no longer in the third edition.
Columbia Pictures Television v. Krypton Broadcasting of Birmingham, Inc.
Gerig v. Krause Publications, Inc.
Hamil America, Inc. v. GFI
Olan Mills, Inc. v. Linn Photo Co.
Storm Impact, Inc. v. Software of the Month Club