U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 30, 2018
‘Blurred Lines’ decision was not at all shocking
I have read with interest, and a sense of bemusement, headlines about the 9th Circuit's decision in much-watched copyright infringement case.
Howard Abrams
Professor
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Howard is a fully tenured professor at Mercy School of Law. He teaches courses in Copyright Law, International Copyright Law, and Music Law among other courses. Howard is the author of "The Law of Copyright" (Thomson-Reuters 2018; Professor Tyler Ochoa added as a co-author in 2015).
I have read with interest, and a sense of bemusement, headlines about the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Williams v. Gaye, 2018 DJDAR 2555 (March 21, 2018). For example, the March 22 Daily Journal article, "'Blurred Lines' infringement affirmation shocks attorneys," and March 26 op-ed, "9th Circuit should grant en banc review of 'Blurred Lines' case."
As an attorney, law professor and auth...
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