Major Change in Copyright Law?

Major Change in Copyright Law?

July 17, 2026 · 30 min

About this episode

John discusses a pending Ninth Circuit copyright appeal with Bill Patry that could reshape the determination of substantial similarity in copyright infringement cases.

John is joined by Bill Patry, of counsel in Quinn Emanuel’s New York office and author of numerous treatises and law review articles, including Patry on Copyright and Patry on Fair Use. Bill also served as in-house counsel at Google for 17 years. During that time, Google never lost a copyright case. They discuss a pending Ninth Circuit copyright appeal that could reshape how courts determine substantial similarity, the central test for copyright infringement. The dispute arises from a tattoo ...

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