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===== b. Skepticism about foreign law, especially outside specialized areas =====

Some U.S. judges are openly wary of foreign citations except where international/foreign law is inherently at issue (e.g., treaties, international arbitration, maritime, choice-of-law questions).

Here you’re in a straight U.S. copyright / fair use case. Citing a Canadian Supreme Court decision could:
* Invite a “why are you bringing me Canadian law?” reaction.
* Signal (fairly or unfairly) that you don’t have enough domestic support.
* Distract from what you want to hammer: U.S. statutory language and U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

For a big commercial plaintiff like TR, playing it doctrinally orthodox (U.S. sources only) is often safer.