9th Circuit: Conversion Claim Correctly Deemed Preempted By Copyright Act

Mealey's (November 12, 2020, 2:54 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a Nov. 4 unpublished ruling, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment by an Oregon federal judge in favor of a defendant accused of conversion, on grounds that the claim is preempted by federal copyright law (Lori Bokenfohr v. Christine Guidera, No. 19-35992, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 34914)....