independent creation

independent creation. Copyright. A defense asserting that a later work is not a derivative of an allegedly infringed work, but is a product of coincidentally parallel labor. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 75. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property §§ 43–44, 62.]

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资深译员Kevin，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及能源和电力领域的法律文件。