Intellectual Property
Aug. 16, 2012
Purloined photos of pop star's secret wedding a copyright violation, court rules
Purloined photos of a Latina pop star's secret wedding, which landed on the cover of a Spanish language gossip magazine, were a copyright violation in addition to a scandal, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When purloined photos of a Latina pop star's secret wedding landed on the cover of a Spanish language gossip magazine, it was a shocking scandal that was news even to the groom's mother.
It was also a copyright violation, according to a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel. On Tuesday, voting 2-1, it reversed U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real of Los Angeles, who had held that public...
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