Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 14, 2022
‘Legal needle’ has moved in Hollywood copyright cases, lawyers say
Copyright plaintiffs’ lawyers cheer as they see trial courts applying 9th Circuit’s ‘substantial similarity’ ruling.
Attorneys for movie copyright plaintiffs are encouraged by a federal judge’s recent denial of Paramount Pictures’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the studio of violating the copyright on a magazine story that inspired 1986’s “Top Gun” and, specifically, its recent sequel.
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson in Los Angeles cited his own prior decision and 9th U.S. Circuit Court reversals of Central District of California cases that dis...
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