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Salinger v. Colting
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First Amendment
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| Date Of Involvement: |
08/03/2009 |
| Description: |
Author J.D. Salinger claimed that a novel infringed his copyright by
including a character based on Holden Caulfield, the protagonist from
Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. The district court enjoined
publication of the novel. On appeal, Public Citizen filed a brief in
favor of the defendant author, arguing that referencing Salinger's
famous character was not copyright infringement and was protected by
the First Amendment. |
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