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9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 17.3

Copyright—Subject Matter—Generally (17 U.S.C. § 102)

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The work[s] [identify the works at issue] involved in this trial are known as:

[1.] [literary works [in which words, numbers, or other verbal or numerical symbols are expressed];]

[2.] [musical works, including any accompanying words;]

[3.] [dramatic works, including any accompanying music;]

[4.] [pantomimes;]

[5.] [choreographic works;]

[6.] [pictorial works] [graphic works] [sculptural works][;][, such as two- and three-dimensional works of fine, graphic or applied art, photographs, prints, and art reproductions, maps, globes, charts, diagrams, models, and technical drawings, including architectural plans;]

[7.] [motion pictures] [and other audiovisual works] [in which a series of related images convey an impression of motion when shown in succession];]

[8.] [sound recordings][;][, which are works that result from fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds;]

[9.] [architectural works][;][, which are building designs as embodied in buildings, architectural plans, drawings, or other modes of expression;]

[10.] [computer programs][;][, that is, sets of statements or instructions to be used directly or indirectly in a computer to bring about a certain result].]

[11.] [characters] [, including comic book, television, or motion picture characters.]

You are instructed that a copyright may be obtained in [identify the work[s] at issue].

[[This] [These] work[s] can be protected by copyright law. Only that part of the work[s] consisting of original contributions of authorship [fixed] [produced] in any tangible [medium] [form] of expression from which it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, is protected by the Copyright Act.]

[Copyright protection for an original work of authorship does not extend to any [idea] [procedure] [process] [system] [method of operation] [concept] [principle] [discovery], regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied.]

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