The Associated Press scored a notable courtroom win Thursday in its copyright dispute with the producers behind a documentary tied to the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, after a federal judge ruled that AP owns the rights to a post-verdict interview with the trial’s dismissed “egg juror” and that the agreement used to secure that interview is valid and enforceable.

The dispute centered on whether AP had exclusive rights to the juror’s account after negotiating and paying for the interview shortly after the highly publicized South Carolina trial.