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Volume 46, Issue No. 3 (Summer, 2016)
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What is the Scope and Effect of the Copyright Act’s Preemption of a State Law Claim For Theft or Misappropriation of Trade Secrets? What Evidence is Insufficient to Avoid Summary Judgment in Favor of the Defendant?

What is the Scope and Effect of the Copyright Act’s Preemption of a State Law Claim For Theft or Misappropriation of Trade Secrets? What Evidence is Insufficient to Avoid Summary Judgment in Favor of the Defendant?

Spear Mktg. v. BancorpSouth Bank, 791 F.3d 586 (5th Cir. 2015)

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17 U.S.C. § 10217 U.S.C. § 102(A)17 U.S.C. § 102(B)17 U.S.C. § 301(A)28 U.S.C. § 1367 (Supplemental Jurisdiction)28 U.S.C. § 1447(C) (Remand)Conversion DoctrineCopyright ActCopyright Preemption DoctrineEquivalency Element of Preemption TestIntellectual PropertyOriginal Petition Rule For RemovalPreemption of State Law Claims by Federal Copyright LawRemoval Jurisdiction Rule (Time‑Offiling Rule)Summary Judgment StandardTheft of Trade Secrets DoctrineTrade Secret MisappropriationTrade Secret Misappropriation DoctrineTrade Secret Misappropriation Test (Three Elements)Trade SecretsTwo-Part Preemption Test
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