Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
E1201259
UNEXPLORED
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court copyright case that held the equitable doctrine of laches cannot bar claims for damages brought within the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16205783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Context triple: [October Term 2013, hasPart, Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.]
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A.
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. was a landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust decision that broke up the Hollywood studio system by ending vertical integration of film production, distribution, and exhibition.
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B.
United States v. Schine Chain Theatres, Inc.
United States v. Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. was a landmark U.S. antitrust Supreme Court case addressing monopolistic practices in the movie theater industry.
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C.
Hicklin v. Orbeck
Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
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D.
Meredith v. Fair
Meredith v. Fair was a landmark federal court case that paved the way for James Meredith’s historic 1962 enrollment as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, challenging entrenched racial segregation in higher education.
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E.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. is a landmark U.S. copyright and trademark case in which the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Alex Kozinski, held that the song "Barbie Girl" was protected parody and did not infringe Mattel’s rights in the Barbie doll.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Target entity description: Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court copyright case that held the equitable doctrine of laches cannot bar claims for damages brought within the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations.
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A.
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. was a landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust decision that broke up the Hollywood studio system by ending vertical integration of film production, distribution, and exhibition.
-
B.
United States v. Schine Chain Theatres, Inc.
United States v. Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. was a landmark U.S. antitrust Supreme Court case addressing monopolistic practices in the movie theater industry.
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C.
Hicklin v. Orbeck
Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
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D.
Meredith v. Fair
Meredith v. Fair was a landmark federal court case that paved the way for James Meredith’s historic 1962 enrollment as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, challenging entrenched racial segregation in higher education.
-
E.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. is a landmark U.S. copyright and trademark case in which the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Alex Kozinski, held that the song "Barbie Girl" was protected parody and did not infringe Mattel’s rights in the Barbie doll.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.