17.19 Substantial Similarity-Extrinsic Test; Intrinsic Test
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A plaintiff must prove both substantial similarity under the ?extrinsic test? and substantial similarity under the ?intrinsic test.? The ?extrinsic test? is an objective comparison of specific expressive elements.
Substantial similarity in copyright infringement. To win a claim of copyright infringement in civil or criminal court, a plaintiff must show he or she owns a valid copyright, the defendant actually copied the work, and the level of copying amounts to misappropriation.
The substantial similarity test is copyright law's dominant means by which courts determine whether a party has infringed another party's copyright rights. Despite this, we have very little empirical evidence about what the test is and how courts apply it.
The extrinsic test assesses the similarities of the two works, focusing only on the protectible elements of the plaintiff's expression. 3. The extrinsic test also requires filtration of the unprotectible aspects of the plaintiff's works.
The Ninth Circuit uses the two-part extrinsic/intrinsic test to determine whether a defendant's work is substantially similar to the plaintiff's. The first (extrinsic) prong requires an objective comparison of the elements in the two works that are protectable under copyright law.
The extrinsic test considers the objective similarities between the ideas ?inherent in the copyrighted work and way the work expresses those ideas,? whereas the intrinsic test is a subjective comparison of the two works through an ordinary observer (focusing on the ?total concept and feel? of the works).
The extrinsic test considers the objective similarities between the ideas ?inherent in the copyrighted work and way the work expresses those ideas,? whereas the intrinsic test is a subjective comparison of the two works through an ordinary observer (focusing on the ?total concept and feel? of the works).
