The first is whether the seinfeld aptitude test, a trivia quiz book devoted exclusively to testing its readers recollection of scenes and events from the fictional television series seinfeld, takes sufficient protected expression from the original, as evidenced by the books. Sat seinfeld aptitude test published by carol publishing co. The litigiousness of the franchise was significantly revealed in 1994, at the peak of its primetime success, when the carol publishing group published sat. The seinfeld aptitude test meet your next favorite book. Plaintiff brings this action alleging infringement and unfair competition flowing from defendants publication of the seinfeld aptitude test sat, a book. On the back cover, a disclaimer states that this book has not been approved or licensed by any entity involved in creating or producing seinfeld. The seinfeld aptitude test sat draws from eightyfour of the eightysix seinfeld episodes broadcast at the time of its publication in 1994. Test the sat, a 2page book that contained 643 trivia questions and answers. Seinfeld ran for nine seasons and a total of 190 episodes. The first is whether the seinfeld aptitude test, a trivia quiz book devoted exclusively to testing its readers recollection of scenes and events from the fictional. Seinfeld plays himself, but it is one that will surely be asked in a federal court in. Your free, practice test site for a free, practice seinfeld exam. Seinfeld aptitude test trivia book all 9 seasons on dvd.
Julia louisdreyfuss iconic character was not in the seinfeld chronicles. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Who said, i dont go for those nonrefundable deals i. The seinfeld aptitude test sat draws from eightyfour of the eightysix seinfeld. Who said, i dont go for those nonrefundable deals i can. The court held that it was infringing and was not a fair use. Take these awesome seinfeld quizzes online to test your knowledge and flaunt it too.
The first is whether the seinfeld aptitude test, a trivia quiz book devoted exclusively to testing its readers recollection of scenes and events from the fictional television series seinfeld, takes sufficient protected expression from the original, as evidenced by the book s substantial similarity to the television series, such that, in the. This tv classic first hit the airwaves 27 years ago on july 5, 1989. The book contained 643 questions multiplechoice, matching, and simple questionandanswer on the famous minutiae of the first five seasons of the toprated. Am i allowed to use ideas and concepts from a book for. Hundreds of spectacular questions on minute details from tvs greatest show about absolutely nothing. Carol publishing created the seinfeld aptitude test, a book of trivia questions based on the seinfeld series and incorporating quotes, plot elements and character traits. The first is whether the seinfeld aptitude test, a trivia quiz book devoted exclusively to testing its readers recollection of scenes and events from the fictional television series seinfeld, takes sufficient protected expression from the original, as evidenced by the books substantial similarity to the television series, such that, in the. The armed services vocational aptitude battery test asvab is a test that was officially formatted in 1968 with the intention of mentally preparing soldiers with knowledge that identifies with the following.
Weve celebrated americas birthday, and now its happy birthday seinfeld. Carol publishing released the seinfeld aptitude test the sat, a trivia book depicting the characters and events in the seinfeld television series. The good news is, if you need to brush up on your seinfeld savvy, you can watch all nine seasons again. The big bang theory best sheldon cooper moments season 1. It contained extensive references to the successful television show and then posed trivia questions based on episodes of that show. Hundreds of spectacular questions on minute details from tvs greatest show about absolutely nothing by beth b. Jul 05, 2016 weve celebrated americas birthday, and now its happy birthday seinfeld.
Seinfelds delivery often ascended to a highpitched warble. The seinfeld aptitude test a 2page book containing 643 trivia questions and answers about the events and characters depicted in. Instead, the male members of the cast interacted with a sassy waitress named claire, who was replaced by elaine when the pilot was picked up for a full first season. The bestknown alias in the show is art vandelay, which george uses throughout seinfelds run, while jerry calls himself kel varnsen and kramer goes by martin van nostrand. Astrophysics, biology, rocket science, but you must prove yourself as a true seinfeld fan. David favored a guttural grumble that could become a yell without warning. In 1998, the carol publishing group released beth b. Carol publish ing released the seinfeld aptitude test the sat, a trivia book depicting the characters. It is the case where the lady wrote a book entitled the seinfeld aptitude test which was in essence an index of seinfeld episodes, presented in a creative way trivia quiz style well, maybe not so novel. Jerry becomes fascinated with a failing local eclectic restaurant called the dream cafe and befriends its pakistani owner babu bhatt brian george. Walker held that the book, the seinfeld aptitude test, which is devoted exclusively to testing readers knowledge of scenes and events from. In the episode where jerry, kramer, elaine and george make a bet between them, who is the second one out of the bet. Festivus for the rest of us the canadian jewish news. Castle rock entertainment is the holder and producer of each episode of the sitcom, seinfeld.
Test your knowledge with the seinfeld season 5 quiz. Only the wrong answers in the book amounted to new content. Walker, held that the seinfeld aptitude test, a trivia test devoted exclusively to testing its readers recollections of scenes and events from the highly successful television series seinfeld, unlawfully copied from the original program. The factexpression argument was not successful, because seinfeld was a fictional show with fictional characters. Tackle multiple choice questions, true or false questions, or yes or no questions, and more to discover amazing facts about yourself and the world.
Hundreds of spectacular questions on minute details from tvs greatest show about absolutely nothing golub, beth b. Jul 01, 2016 seinfelds delivery often ascended to a highpitched warble. The book, called the seinfeld aptitude test the sat, was published by carol publishing group, incorporated carol publishing defendant. The seinfeld aptitude test by aaron what is gotoquiz. Iq and aptitude test questions and answers duration. Castle rock has licensed one book, the entertainment weekly. Her book, as if she were a marine biologist, is a deep.
Sat guide ip question education test prep ask metafilter. The book contained quizzes about seinfeld episodes with multiple choice answers, and included the correct answers. Jerry seinfeld has 23 books on goodreads with 21151 ratings. Caveat that this is fairly outside my area but my quick thoughts are 1 the book is protected by, most likely in the us so taking the exact terminology and using the quiz are almost certainly not permissible and would potentially be c. The book drew from eightyfour of the eightysix seinfeld episodes broadcast up to. Plaintiff brings this action alleging infringement and unfair competition flowing from defendants publication of the seinfeld aptitude test sat, a book of trivia concerning seinfeld, a popular television 262 comedy program about absolutely nothing. Well, first it is important to define the actual test and to assess the colorful history of the test. The closest case i can think of involved an unlicensed thirdparty trivia book about the show seinfeld ironically, for the purposes of the ops question, titled sat. Affirming a district courts summary judgment motion in favor of the shows producer, castle rock entertainment, judge john walker held that the book, the seinfeld aptitude test, which is devoted exclusively to testing readers knowledge of scenes and events from the hit nbc sitcom seinfeld, contained not only facts but also. That was the case with the seinfeld aptitude test, a book of questions and answers about the tv show seinfeld. Seinfeld quiz book violates producers the reporters. The seinfeld aptitude test, which contained trivia questions about the television series, the court found the any transformative purpose possessed by the sat is slight to nonexistent offering almost no analysis of why this doesnt add new expression to a television show. Sat s publisher, carol, never got permission from castle rock, which owns the in the show.
Hundreds of spectacular questions on minute details from tvs greatest show about absolutely nothing at. Aptitude test, a trivia quiz book devoted exclusively to testing its readers recollection of scenes and events from the fictional television series seinfeld, takes sufficient protected expression from the original, as evidenced by the book s. Beth golub defendant created a book of trivia questions about the television show seinfeld. Hundreds of spectacular questions on minute details from tvs greatest show about absolutely nothing by. In the seinfeld matter, one of the defendants was a writer who created the seinfeld aptitude test and published it as a book. This new book about seinfeld is worth doubledipping. The seinfeld aptitude test a 2page book containing 643 trivia questions and answers about the events and characters depicted in seinfeld through her publisher, carol publishing group. The case involved the seinfeld aptitude test sat, a trivia book consisting of 643 trivia questions testing readers knowledge of the events and characters depicted in the tv show seinfeld. That question is not included in a book that has 550 questions about the hit television comedy in which mr. Test you knowledge of the cast, characters and storylines from the long running sitcom, seinfeld.
Although he never appears onscreen, kramers friend bob sacamano is a real person in the seinfeld universe. The episode was the seventh episode of the shows third season. Seinfield is a tv phenomenon, and its millions of fans cant ge. During this run, we got to know jerry, elaine, george, and kramer. Jul 30, 2014 iq and aptitude test questions and answers duration. Which of seinfelds four main characters did not appear in the shows first episode. Astrophysics, biology, rocket science, but you must prove yourself as a true seinfeld.
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