Asserted Truths Doctrine Debated In Supreme Court ‘Jersey Boys’ Copyright Suit

Mealey's (June 18, 2021, 9:50 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a June 10 reply brief supporting her petition for certiorari, the rights holder of an autobiography of a member of The Four Seasons tells the U.S. Supreme Court that fictional elements of the work are protectable and should have led to a finding that the musical “Jersey Boys” infringed the book, arguing that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals improperly adopted a new “asserted truths doctrine” that conflicts with existing copyright principles and case law....