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METCALF v. BOCHCO

Nos. 01-55811, 01-56249, 01-56250.

294 F.3d 1069 (2002)

Jerome C. METCALF, an individual; Laurie Metcalf, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Steven BOCHCO, an individual; Bochco Steven Productions, a corporation; CBS Entertainment, Inc., a corporation; CBS Productions, Inc., a corporation; Michael L. Warren, an individual; Nicholas Wootton, an individual; Paris Barclay, an individual, Defendants-Appellees. Jerome C. Metcalf, an individual; Laurie Metcalf, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Steven Bochco, an individual; Bochco Steven Productions, a corporation; CBS Entertainment, Inc., a corporation; CBS Productions, Inc., a corporation; Michael L. Warren, an individual; Nicholas Wootton, an individual; Paris Barclay, an individual, Defendants-Appellees. Jerome C. Metcalf, an individual; Laurie Metcalf, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Steven Bochco, an individual; Bochco Steven Productions, a corporation; CBS Entertainment, Inc., a corporation; CBS Productions, Inc., a corporation; Michael L. Warren, an individual; Nicholas Wootton, an individual; Paris Barclay, an individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Helfing, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Los Angeles, California, argued for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Edward A. Ruttenberg, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, P.C., Los Angeles, California, argued for the defendants-appellees. Robert S. Gutierrez, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, P.C., and Thomas M. Norminton, Norminton & Wiita, Beverly Hills, California, assisted on the brief.

Before KOZINSKI and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and BREYER, District Judge.

OPINION

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

We delve once again into the turbid waters of the "extrinsic test" for substantial similarity under the Copyright Act.

Facts1

In November 1989, Jerome Metcalf read two newspaper articles about the Army's practice of training surgeons at inner-city hospitals to expose them to combat-like conditions. Based on these articles, Jerome and his wife Laurie ("the Metcalfs") conceived...

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