What are the recent Ninth Circuit precedents regarding transformative use in copyright infringement cases involving the interpolation of copyrighted music in hip-hop?
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- Gray v. Hudson, No. 20-55401 (9th Cir. 2022) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Gray v. Hudson · fairuse.stanford.edu
- SOUND AND COLOR, LLC V. SMITH, ET AL., No. 23-2680 (9th Cir. 2025) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Sound and Color, LLC v. Samuel Smith · loeb.com
- Litigation & Industry Updates · americanbar.org
- VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone, No. 13-57104 (9th Cir. 2016) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Sound and Color, LLC v. Smith (2025) · law.counselstack.com
- 16 DR. SEUSS ENTERPRISES V. COMICMIX LLC · cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov
- Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. ComicMix LLC · copyright.gov
- ELLIOT MCGUCKEN V. PUB OCEAN LIMITED, No. 21-55854 (9th Cir. 2022) :: Justia · law.justia.com