A page from “Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go,” as reproduced in appellate briefing.
The Supreme Court is set to decide next month whether to review Oracle America Corp. and Google LLC’s nine-year fight over copyright fair use. In the meantime, a mash-up of Dr. Seuss children’s books and “Star Trek” television shows might provide the next big appellate test of the fair use doctrine.
The amicus briefs have been pouring into the Ninth Circuit in Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. ComicMix, in which the licensing arm of the late author is trying to shut down a book project with the title “Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go.” The case has generated a split of authority even among noted University of California, Berkeley, School of Law IP scholars.
