9th Circuit Sides With Copyright Plaintiff In Fabric Design Case

(April 4, 2017, 10:32 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Where two works share an extrinsic similarity so strong that the works are near duplicates, district courts may properly conclude that no reasonable juror could find a lack of substantial similarity in the works’ overall concept and feel, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 3 (Unicolors Inc. v. Urban Outfitters Inc., No. 15-55507, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 5675)....