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+ | <wrap lo>**APPEALING PROSPECTS** The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, Calif.</ | ||
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//**After Losing Its Fair Use Defense, How Much Can Axanar Count on the ' | //**After Losing Its Fair Use Defense, How Much Can Axanar Count on the ' | ||
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- | Producer [[Alec Peters]] tried to put a hopeful spin on what had to be a crushing blow in a federal judge' | + | Producer [[Alec Peters]] tried to put a hopeful spin on what had to be a crushing blow in a federal judge' |
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> Depending on the outcome of the trial, Axanar may choose to appeal the verdict to the Ninth Circuit, where [Axanar attorney] [[Erin Ranahan]] is 5-0. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is also known to favor artist rights. So the story of Axanar continues …(([[http:// | > Depending on the outcome of the trial, Axanar may choose to appeal the verdict to the Ninth Circuit, where [Axanar attorney] [[Erin Ranahan]] is 5-0. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is also known to favor artist rights. So the story of Axanar continues …(([[http:// | ||
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===== The Real Record of the Ninth Circuit ===== | ===== The Real Record of the Ninth Circuit ===== | ||
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However, the "most liberal circuit" | However, the "most liberal circuit" | ||
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+ | === The Biggest Circuit === | ||
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+ | One consequence of the Ninth Circuit' | ||
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+ | === How the Court Hears Appeals === | ||
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+ | Appeals are usually heard by randomly selected three-judge panels. So there' | ||
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+ | ===== Pro-Artist or Anti-Corporate? | ||
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+ | ===== The Data on Appeals ===== | ||
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+ | Peters claimed: "Even if we were to lose at trial, an appeal would likely be very positive for us." | ||
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+ | But the truth is that appeals generally don't favor the party appealing. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts tracks this data, and according to the most recent figures appeals decided between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the Ninth Circuit its reversed its trial courts' | ||
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+ | While this is a higher reversal rate than most circuits, it still means there' | ||
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+ | ===== Ranahan' | ||
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+ | ==== Appellate Cases ==== | ||
- | The way appeals courts work is that cases are usually heard by randomly selected three-judge panels. So there' | + | Ranahan' |
- | Second, LFIM' | + | * **Graham-Sult v. Clainos** \\ <wrap indent> |
+ | * **UMG Recordings v. Shelter Capital Partners** \\ <wrap indent> | ||
+ | * **American Bullion, Inc. v. Regal Assets, LLC** \\ <wrap indent> | ||
+ | * **Henderson v. The J.M. Smucker Company** \\ <wrap indent> | ||
+ | * **Nafal v. Carter** \\ <wrap indent> | ||
- | Now let' | + | ==== Axanar' |
- | Finally, in his statement today, LFIM touted Erin Ranahan' | + | In the three cases actually decided by the Ninth Circuit, Ranahan' |
- | The two cases I found where Ranahan was listed--again, not as the lead attorney--don't really shed much light on how the Ninth Circuit would respond to an Axappeal. The first case, UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Shelter Capital Partners, involved the application of the safe harbor provision under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The second case, Graham-Sult v. Clainos, dealt with misappropriation of intellectual property. In both cases Ranahan' | + | ---- |
+ | **Keywords** {{tag> |