9th Circuit: Similarity Properly Assessed At Motion To Dismiss Stage

Mealey's (August 14, 2020, 8:22 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an Aug. 3 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a California federal judge's rejection of allegations The Walt Disney Co. infringed an author's copyright with the film "Inside Out" (Carla Masterson v. The Walt Disney Co., No. 19-55650, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 24394)....