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In blow to IHeartMedia, US judge puts brakes on ‘server test’

By Melissa Ritti ( April 1, 2025, 17:51 GMT | Insight) -- IHeartMedia Inc. can’t evade US copyright infringement liability by relying on a “server test.” While the test, which emanates from the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, has gained traction elsewhere, a Texas federal judge said that because it remains unendorsed by his own Fifth Circuit, it remains off-limits to the mass media company. That delivers a win to Stephen Yang, a professional photographer who says copyright management information was stripped from his works which were then used by IHeartMedia without his consent.Professional photographer Stephen Yang has defeated a bid by IHeartMedia Inc. for dismissal of his allegations of copyright infringement leveled in connection with the use of two photographs without permission....

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