Legal Opinion
Self-Realization Fellowship Church v. Ananda Church of Self-Realization
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2000No. 97-17407PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This litigation war between two rival churches concerns copyrights to the writings, photographs, and sound recordings of Swami Paramahansa Yogananda. The plaintiff, Self-Realization Fellowship Church (“SRF”), claims that it holds valid copyrights to all of the works. The defendants and admitted copiers are a breakaway church and its leader, Ananda Church of Self-Realization and James Walters (“Ananda”). They contend that none of the copyrights are valid.
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Ananda. On appeal, SRF raises various issues. The most…
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