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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Mar. 17, 2017

9th Circuit defers to state Supreme Court for Pandora appeal

A 9th Circuit panel said the state court's opinion could determine the outcome of the appeal.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said Wednesday that the outcome of an appeal by Pandora Inc. in its lawsuit with Flo & Eddie Inc. will turn on a question the panel has posed to the California Supreme Court.

The request to clarify how broadly state copyright law applies to sound recordings would make the state high court the latest venue in the battle betw...

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