Please be aware that Ashley T. Barnett in the “Note: ‘Profiting At My Expense’: An Analysis of the Commercialization of Professors’ Lecture Notes” has incorrectly reported the holding of the so-called “A+ Notes” case.

“The court granted summary judgment to the publisher on the copyright claim, reasoning that the statements in the lecture could be characterized as facts or ideas that do not belong to anyone.”

In fact, the opposite is the case. Please see Judge Maurice Paul’s Order dated 07/08/92.

With regards to copyright, the appellate opinion in that matter (which Barnett cites) holds (without comment) only that the evidence presented was competent to support the jury’s verdict.