Portions Of Expert Report In Ohio Copyright Case Will Be Stricken

(October 4, 2023, 1:34 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — Although rejecting a copyright owner’s assertion that a defense expert’s rebuttal was untimely, a federal magistrate judge in Ohio on Oct. 3 agreed that the rebuttal makes improper legal arguments about the two-step substantial similarity test employed in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....