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MCGUCKEN v. PUB OCEAN LTD.

No. 21-55854.

42 F.4th 1149 (2022)

Elliot MCGUCKEN, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PUB OCEAN LIMITED, DBA AbsoluteHistory.com, DBA Magellan-Times.com, DBA MaternityWeek.com, DBA NewRavel.com, DBA Scribol Publishing, DBA Scribol.com, Defendant-Appellee, and Does, 1-10, inclusive, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 3, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Alan Burroughs (argued), Trevor W. Barrett, and Frank R. Trechsel, Doniger/Burroughs, Venice, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Shane W. Tseng (argued) and Albert T. Liou, Prospera Law LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Sandra S. Ikuta, Jacqueline H. Nguyen, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. One powerful image can drive interest in a story that would otherwise go unnoticed. Copyright protection allows an artist to reap the rewards of her creative endeavors, but it cannot stifle all downstream expression that a work might inspire. As Justice...

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