Supreme Court Denies Certiorari In Copyright Preemption Case

Mealey's (June 20, 2017, 10:20 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its June 19 orders list the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not review a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals holding that Section 301(a) of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 301(a), preempts state law claims relating to ideas expressed in tangible media (Ultraflo Corp. v. Pelican Tank Parts Inc., et al., No. 16-1085, U.S. Sup.)....