Dec. 6, 2022, 8:19 PM
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the allegations, saying the lawsuit was doomed by its own lack of clarity. The San Francisco-based court pointed to contradictions concerning the legal theories advanced by the stock-photo company, Romania-based Dreamstime.com LLC.
Judge Ronald M. Gould, writing for a unanimous panel, said Dreamstime was stuck with its initial claim that Google acted illegally to maintain its …