Overview
Bloomberg Law quoted Robyn Crowther in an article titled "Two Vanished Paragraphs Muddy Taylor Swift 'Shake It Off' Ruling." The article, published December 30, discusses the Ninth Circuit's order reviving a copyright infringement lawsuit against music superstar Taylor Swift. The Ninth Circuit recently deleted two of the four paragraphs in its brief order. While the edit didn't change the outcome, some copyright lawyers found the judges' actions unusual.
Crowther calls the deleted material's emphasis "just so odd" for a non-precedential decision, one that may not be binding but could influence future litigation. Crowther, who has represented large companies on both sides of copyright matters, says: "That's the kind of language you put in your brief when you're describing the state of the law and the history. It suggested to me the Ninth Circuit was trying to say courts should take a harder look at originality, and by deleting that paragraph I think they're signaling that's not the case."
The full article can be read at Bloomberg Law.
