Substantial Similarity Law and Legal Definition
Under copyright law, substantial similarity refers to a strong resemblance between a copyrighted work and an alleged infringement. Thereby, it creates an inference of unauthorized copying. The standard for substantial similarity is whether an ordinary person would conclude that the alleged infringement has appropriated nontrivial amounts of the copyrighted work’s expression.
Substantial similarity is considered to be an appropriate test for infringement. It is also called ordinary observer test, whereby, it determines whether an average lay observer would recognize the alleged copy as having been appropriated from the copyrighted work.[Cameron Indus. v. Mother's Work, Inc., 338 Fed. Appx. 69, 70 (2d Cir. N.Y. 2009)].
Legal Definition list
- Substantial Risk
- Substantial Rehabilitation [HUD]
- Substantial Professional Experience
- Substantial Presence Test
- Substantial Personal Injury or Illness
- Substantial Similarity
- Substantial Step
- Substantial Underrepresentation [Business Credit and Assistance]
- Substantial Understatement
- Substantial United States Owner [Income Tax]
- Substantial Work Activity
