Ninth Circuit: Visual Effects Lacking Creativity Aren't Copyrightable
Ninth Circuit · 2026-01-02 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a copyright infr...
Ninth Circuit: Unauthorized Data Scraping is Copyright Infringement
Ninth Circuit · 2025-09-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
Costar Group, Inc. v. Commercial Real Estate Exchange, Inc., decided by Ninth Circuit on September 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant o...