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Rentmeester v. Nike Inc.

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on March 25, 2019.

Docket No.18-728
Op. Below9th Cir.

Issue

Whether copyright protection for a photograph is limited solely to the photographer"s "selection and arrangement" of unprotected elements, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held below, or whether it also covers elements of the photograph that express original, creative judgments by the photographer, as held by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd and 11th Circuits.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 25, 2018
Application (18A328) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 4, 2018 to December 3, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Oct 3, 2018
Application (18A328) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 3, 2018.
Dec 3, 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2019)
Dec 11, 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 7, 2019 to February 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 12, 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 6, 2019.
Jan 2, 2019
Amicus brief of National Press Photographers Association not accepted for filing. (January 03, 2019)(Corrected version submitted)
Jan 2, 2019
Brief amici curiae of The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., et al. filed.
Jan 7, 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Terry S. Kogan filed.
Jan 7, 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Digital Justice Foundation filed.
Feb 6, 2019
Brief of respondent Nike, Inc. in opposition filed.
Feb 20, 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
Feb 20, 2019
Reply of petitioner Jacobus Rentmeester filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18, 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
Mar 25, 2019
Petition DENIED.

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