Tag / 9th Circuit
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Zeppelin Accuser Will Get Second Bite at Copyright Infringement Apple
The estate of the deceased guitarist from the band Spirit will get a second chance to prove that Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” infringed Spirit’s 1967 instrumental “Taurus” after the 9th Circuit Court…
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Honey Badger Trademarks Allowed by Court to Live and Fight Another Day
The 9th Circuit recently overturned a summary judgment ruling against the creator of a viral video, allowing his trademark infringement lawsuit over the video’s equally viral catchphrase to continue. The Honey Badger…
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Court: Dismissal of Monkey Selfie Copyright Infringement Case Affirmed
Naruto, the Indonesian macaque monkey turned world-famous photographer, will not have another day in court after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a copyright infringement case brought on his…
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9th Circuit Slams the Door on Bikram’s Rehearing Request
The 9th Circuit has rejected Bikram’s request for an en banc rehearing after losing his copyright infringement case at the district court and appellate levels. The three judge panel that heard the…
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Live Tweeting from 9th Circuit Oral Arguments in Bikram Yoga Case
I will be in the Ninth Circuit’s Pasadena, CA courthouse (Courtroom 1) this Friday morning to live tweet from the oral arguments in Bikram’s Yoga College of India v. Evolation Yoga LLC. There…
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Bikram Yoga Copyright Redux, Part 1
The Bikram yoga copyright controversy arguably ranks as one of the most (if not the most) interesting copyright dispute of this century thus far. While most copyright cases that garner attention these…
