What Constitutes the "Heart" of a Work?
- The heart doctrine in substantial similarity tests hinges on subjective p[1D[K perception and legal judgment.
- Defining what constitutes the central contribution is inherently ambiguou[8D[K ambiguous and context-dependent.
- This ambiguity can lead to inconsistent outcomes across different courts [K and cases.
This insight opens the question: How can objective criteria be establishe[10D[K established to determine a work's "heart" in copyright infringement analyse[7D[K analyses?