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The Ninth Circuit Court in Alfred, et al. v. The Walt Disney Co. overturned a motion to dismiss in this unpublished decision. The plaintiffs will be allowed to litigate their copyright infringement claim regarding Defendants’ Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597b8e4486e6c09373fe306e/1657300133763-3A1SE2BETNF8C6XVC73V/unsplash-image-veNb0DDegzE.jpg Resources - Copyright claims board Copyright Claims Board - What is the Copyright Office's New Tribunal System? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597b8e4486e6c09373fe306e/1592966010522-CW8QIDE8JIF8UG69ZG7S/static1.squarespace.jpg Resources - What Are You Doing to Protect Your Corona Content? April 15, 2020 / Pierce Law Group Blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597b8e4486e6c09373fe306e/1595538962879-SYGZCLKP4MWZYH2ZU64P/Screenshot+2020-07-23+14.15.22.png Resources June 22, 2020. In this unpublished decision, The Ninth Circuit Court overturned a motion to dismiss in the plaintiff’s favor. Zindel v. 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