RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER V. LERMA
40 U.S.P.Q.2d 1569 (1996)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a motion for summary judgment for copyright infringement.
FACTS: Lerma (D) acquired texts of the Church of Scientology that the church considered
sacred. The Church (P) charged that D had acquired the texts and distributed them in an
unauthorized manner. D claimed that the ideas in the works could not be copyrighted and that
his publication of the materials was not a violation of the copyright act under the doctrine
of merger and that even if copyrightable that his use was fair use.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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