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Chapter 8, Problem 3BCP
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Case s ummary: A company UF bought a specific design and got it registered with the U.S Copyright Office. Another company M started selling a similar design. The company UF sued the company M for copyright infringement.

To find : The liability of the company UF to prove the validity of its copyright in order to establish infringement.

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