Dismissal Of Copyright Dispute Over ‘USA Sumo Open’ Affirmed By Panel

Mealey's (October 27, 2020, 1:18 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an Oct. 21 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found no error in a California federal judge’s dismissal, on jurisdiction grounds, of allegations that an appellee infringed the copyright for the USA Sumo Open when it rebroadcast portions of the event throughout Japan (Superama Corporation Inc. v. Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc., No. 19-55981, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33221)....