Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 7, 2019
Katy Perry verdict: The carnage continues
The 9th Circuit said that the “Blurred Lines case” was just one case. They said that it would not affect other cases. Many said that it was an outlier. Well, they were wrong.





Edwin F. McPherson
Partner
McPherson LLP
Email: emcpherson@mcpherson-llp.com
Univ of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA
Ed specializes in music copyright litigation, general entertainment litigation, and crisis management.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that it was just one case. They said that it would not affect other cases. Many said that it was an outlier. Well, they were wrong. The "Blurred Lines case" is alive and well in its latest form -- the case with the unfortunate moniker "the Katy Perry case," even though there were nine other defendan...
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