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19 May 2015Copyright

Ninth Circuit says acting performances are not copyrightable

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in favour of Google in its copyright dispute with actor Cindy Lee Garcia, stating that acting performances lack a tangible medium for them to be eligible for copyright protection.

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