Opinion ID: 200368
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Heading: Preemption of Chapter 93A Claim

Text: 76 Federal copyright law preempts rights under state law when they are the equivalent of those granted under the Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. § 301(a). The district court granted summary judgment against Danielson's chapter 93A claim, finding it preempted by this provision. Danielson, 186 F.Supp.2d at 29. As noted earlier, we review summary judgment de novo. See Segrets, 207 F.3d at 61. 77 WCP first invoked preemption as an affirmative defense in its answer to Danielson's complaint. Danielson essentially conceded in its briefs to us that it advanced only cursory legal arguments against preemption at the time of summary judgment. The behavior on which Danielson based its state-law claim is the same behavior that Danielson alleged gave rise to copyright liability. The state claim is therefore preempted. See Data Gen., 36 F.3d at 1164-65. 8