Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 28, 2020
Copyright ruling may limit protection for works involving history
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in a copyright case that may significantly limit the copyright protection afforded works of authorship that incorporate historical facts and figures, such a biographies, tell-alls, or other works meant to tell stories based on historical fact.
Cydney Tune
Senior Counsel
Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman LLP
Email: cydney.tune@pillsburylaw.com
Vijay K. Toke
Senior Counsel
Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman LLP
Email: vijay.toke@pillsburylaw.com
UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in a copyright case that may significantly limit the copyright protection afforded works of authorship that incorporate historical facts and figures, such a biographies, tell-alls, or other works meant to tell stories based on historical fact. The case, Corbello v. Valli, 2020 DJDAR 9776 (Sept. 8, 2020), is...
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