Photographer Seeks Certiorari To Decide Copyright Infringement Pleading Standard

Mealey's (January 31, 2020, 11:29 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A photographer who had his copyright infringement claims against a publisher dismissed as insufficiently pleaded asks the U.S. Supreme Court in a Jan. 13 petition for certiorari to clarify what facts a copyright holder must allege to sufficiently state a prima facie case of infringement that can withstand a dismissal motion (Michael Yamashita, et al. v. Scholastic Inc., No. 19-894, U.S. Sup.)....