Luther R. Campbell Aka Luke Skyywalker, et al. v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

Decided March 7, 1994. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-1292 · 510 U.S. 569 (1994) · Cited 629 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises · 471 U.S. 539 (1985)
• Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. · 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
• Stewart v. Abend · 495 U.S. 207 (1990)
• Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. · 499 U.S. 340 (1991)
• Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. · 188 U.S. 239 (1903)

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• Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith · 598 U.S. 508 (2023)
• Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. · 593 U.S. 1 (2021)
• Eldred v. Ashcroft · 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
• Bloate v. United States · 559 U.S. 196 (2010)
• New York Times Co. v. Tasini · 533 U.S. 483 (2001)
• Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC · 599 U.S. 140 (2023)

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