9th Circuit Affirms: Appellant’s Fictional Characters Not Protectable

Mealey's (March 17, 2020, 10:23 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 16 upheld dismissal by a California federal judge of allegations that the Walt Disney Co. movie “Inside Out” is a copyright infringement (Denise Daniels v. The Walt Disney Company, et al., No. 18-55635, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 8238)....