US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 9.16
Copyright – Ownership – Transfer
A transfer of copyright ownership, other than by operation of law, must be in
writing and signed by the owner of the copyright or the owner’s authorized agent.
The writing may be an instrument of conveyance, such as a contract or assignment,
or a note of memorandum of the transfer.
SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES TO THE JURY
If you find that [Plaintiff] is not the author of [the claimed work], do
you find by a preponderance of the evidence that:
1. [Plaintiff] received a transfer of the copyright in [the claimed
work]?
Answer Yes or No _____________
If you answered “Yes” to Question No. 1, go on to Question No. 2.
2. The transfer was in writing?
Answer Yes or No _____________
If you answered “Yes” to Question No. 2, go on to Question No. 3.
3. The person transferring the copyright was the owner or the owner’s
authorized agent?
Answer Yes or No _____________
If you answered “No” to any of these Questions, then you must find
that there was no valid transfer of copyright ownership.
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Provenance
- Source
- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- civil-2022-03
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