5th Circuit Affirms: Texas A&M Properly Cleared Of Copyright Claims

Mealey's (September 9, 2021, 11:19 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — In a Sept. 8 unpublished ruling, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a Texas federal judge that the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars allegations of direct copyright infringement leveled against the athletic department of Texas A&M University (TAMU) after the school published a portion of a forthcoming book without the permission of the author....