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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 23 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DIVINE DHARMA MEDITATION No. 19-55264 INTERNATIONAL INC.; et al., D.C. No. 8:16-cv-00226-DFM Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. MEMORANDUM*

INSTITUTE OF LATENT ENERGY

STUDIES,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Douglas F. McCormick, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted August 5, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: PAEZ, CALLAHAN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Divine Dharma Meditation International (“Divine Dharma”) sued the

Institute of Latent Energy Studies (“the Institute”) for copyright infringement of a

painting of Dasira Narada, a historical figure who developed certain meditation

techniques. Both non-profit organizations operate meditation centers that practice

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. and teach Narada’s techniques.

A jury found that the…