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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译者Mathew，国际知名法学院国际仲裁与争端解决专业，擅长翻译各种与美国国内仲裁相关的法律文件。