9th Circuit: De Minimis Use No Defense Once Copying Established

Mealey's (September 16, 2021, 7:30 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a Sept. 9 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed findings by a California federal judge that an infringement defendant’s de minimis use of a copyrighted photograph of the Indianapolis skyline warrants summary judgment on his behalf....