( November 4, 2026, 8:17 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a jury’s verdict in favor of defendant-appellee film entities on a director’s copyright infringement claims alleging that the Apple TV+ horror show “Servant” infringed her film, finding that a California federal judge adequately instructed jurors on the issue of access to the director’s film....