Take a Deep BreathNinth Circuit Affirms Yoga Sequence Uncopyrightable
Shades of Gray
OCTOBER 8, 2015
This morning, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling in the Bikram yoga case, affirming that a yoga sequence is an uncopyrightable system or method. The plaintiff had obtained a copyright registration for a book in which the sequence was published, but that registration could not extend to the sequence itself because the sequence was a “system” or “method” of working the body’s muscles, ligaments and tendons to achieve optimal health.
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