William McGrath Says ‘Fragmented Literal Similarity’ Can Lead to Copyright Infringement

April 20 – Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Bill McGrath, acting director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law, authored article

Brevity is a valuable commodity. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that “it is my ambition to say in 10 sentences what other men say in whole books—what other men do not say in whole books.” “Twilight of the Idols” (1898). And while that sentence itself is perhaps not a good example of brevity, Nietzsche’s point is well taken.

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