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California Judge Rules Yoga Poses Are Not Protected by Copyright

By Mandour & Associates on December 18, 2012
Posted in Copyright News, IP Litigation News

yoga.jpgIPNews® – On Friday a California judge ruled that yoga poses cannot be copyrighted.

Bikram Choudhury, creator of the Bikram hot yoga system, claims that he has the exclusive right to teach his yoga sequences.  However, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright said that though Bikram can copyright the books and videos describing his methods…

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