Gray v. Hudson, No. 20-55401, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 6229 (9th Cir. Mar. 10, 2022)
A musician's use of an eight note sequence at a steady rhythm involved only common musical elements and was not copyrightable. Hence, the district court correctly granted JMOL against the musician's claim that the defendant infringed his copyright by copying the first six of his eight note repeated musical figure in her song. Read More