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FEIST PUBLICATIONS, INC. v. RURAL TEL. SERVICE CO.

No. 89-1909.

499 U.S. 340 (1991)

FEIST PUBLICATIONS, INC. v. RURAL TELEPHONE SERVICE CO., INC.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided March 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyler Knobbe argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

James M. Caplinger, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to clarify the extent of copyright protection available to telephone directory white pages.

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Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc., is a certified public utility that provides telephone service to several communities in northwest Kansas. It is subject to a state regulation that requires all telephone companies operating in Kansas...

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