substantial similarity

Copyright. A strong resemblance between a copyrighted work and an alleged infringement, thereby creating an inference of unauthorized copying.

• The standard for substantial similarity is whether an ordinary person would conclude that the alleged infringement has appropriated nontrivial amounts of the copyrighted work’s expressions. See derivative work under WORK (2). [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 53(1).]

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译者Christina，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与反垄断与不正当竞争诉讼相关的法律文件。