Direct copyright infringement

Copyright
Under U.S. copyright law, to succeed on a claim for direct infringement, a plaintiff must prove two elements:


 * (1) ownership of the copyrighted material, and


 * (2) copying by the defendant. See, e.g., Alcatel USA, Inc. v. DGI Technologies, Inc., 166 F.3d 772, 790 (5th Cir. 1999).