US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 17.18
Copyright Infringement—Copying—Access Defined
[As part of its burden in Instruction [insert cross reference to the pertinent instruction e.g., Instruction 17.17], the plaintiff [name] must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that [the defendant [name]] [whoever created the work owned by the defendant [name]] had access to the plaintiff [name]’s work.] You may find that the defendant [name] had access to the plaintiff [name]’s work if [the defendant [name]] [whoever created the work owned by the defendant [name]] had a reasonable opportunity to [view] [read] [hear] [copy] the plaintiff [name]’s work before the defendant [name]’s work was created.
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- 2026-08-20
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