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1 June 2020CopyrightRory O'Neill

Ninth Circuit weighs in behind H&M on fabric copyright appeal

A US federal appeals court has overturned a California fabric maker’s $780,000 copyright infringement win over Swedish fashion retailer  H&M.

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