9th Circ. Copyright Ruling Highlights Doubts On Intrinsic Test
By Michael Hobbs and Di'Vennci Lucas ( January 15, 2026, 6:33 PM EST) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's Jan. 2 decision in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg — the long-running copyright dispute arising from tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg's rendering of a photograph of Miles Davis captured by photographer Jeffrey Sedlik — may mark an inflection point in the court's substantial-similarity jurisprudence.[1]...
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