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

Oct. 10, 2015

Yoga moves do not deserve copyright protection, 9th Circuit rules

Yoga teachers nationwide breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a yoga sequence allegedly pioneered decades ago by self-proclaimed "Yogi to the stars" is not entitled to copyright protection


By Matthew Hamity


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Yoga teachers nationwide breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals held that a yoga sequence allegedly pioneered decades ago by a self-proclaimed
"Yogi to the stars" is not entitled to copyright protection.


The panel ruled that the sequence of 26 yoga poses and two breathing exerc...

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