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Bikram's Yoga College of India, et al v. Evolation Yoga, et al
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February 02, 2016
Bikram Asks 9th Circ. To Pause Copyright Case For Appeal
Bikram Choudhury urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to halt its judgment that the guru's hot yoga program cannot be copyrighted so he can petition the Supreme Court to hear the case, saying that the high court should define choreography and address the circuit split in this area of copyright law.
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January 26, 2016
9th Circ. Won't Rehear Yoga Pose Copyright Ruling
The Ninth Circuit on Monday decided not to rehear a case over whether Bikram Choudhury's yoga poses are copyrightable, knocking down the yoga guru's bid to revive copyright claims he and his yoga college brought against a studio run by his former students.
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January 06, 2016
9th Circ. Denies Google From Weighing In On Copyright Ruling
The Ninth Circuit rejected an amicus brief from Google and others in yoga guru Bikram Choudhury's bid to rehear a case over whether his yoga poses are copyrightable, after Google had wanted the court to clarify the circuit's copyright law related to another case Google is facing from Oracle over open-source code.
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January 05, 2016
9th Circ. Urged Not To Rethink Yoga Pose Copyright Ruling
A yoga studio asked the Ninth Circuit on Monday to refuse to rehear claims filed by yoga guru Bikram Choudhury alleging the "Bikram Sequence" of yoga poses is protected by copyright, arguing the petition is based on a misunderstanding of copyright law.
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October 08, 2015
9th Circ. Says Yoga Poses Not Copyrightable
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday rejected yoga guru Bikram Choudhury's bid to revive copyright claims that he and his yoga college brought against a studio run by his former students, ruling that yoga poses, including the "Bikram Sequence," are ideas or systems, and thus not copyrightable.