Oregon Federal Magistrate Judge Tosses Copyright, Lanham Act Claims Over Books

Mealey's (December 6, 2022, 1:03 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal magistrate judge in Oregon on Dec. 5 granted dismissal of copyright infringement and unfair competition claims leveled over the book “Why God Doesn’t Exist,” finding among other things that the Lanham Act “does not provide a cause of action for unattributed copying.”...