US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 9.12
Copyright – Ownership – General Charge
Now that I’ve explained validity, we’ll move to the issue of ownership.
[Name of plaintiff] must prove ownership of a copyright in [title of the
asserted work] by a preponderance of the evidence. [Name of plaintiff] can prove
ownership by evidence showing that [he/she/it]:
• is an author (or creator) of the work [and didn’t transfer to another
the exclusive rights being asserted], or
• acquired legal ownership by transfer of the copyright in the
exclusive right[s] [name of defendant] allegedly infringed.
Provenance
- Source
- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- civil-2017-07
- Content hash
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