Survey company Gallup sued a competitor for infringement of the copyright in an employee survey. The defendant moved to dismiss, contending that the copyright registration was invalid because the deposit submitted in support was not a copy of the work as first published. Although Gallup filed a supplemental registration to correct the problem, the District Court nevertheless granted summary judgment against Gallup holding that the registration was invalid.
The decision in Gallup Inc. v. Kenexa Corp., (E.D. Pa. Nov. 11, 2004) is available here.
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