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11th Circuit Rules On Who Controls Copyright Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that its judges said could have come straight out of a telenovela, or Spanish soap opera.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that its judges said could have come straight out of a telenovela, or Spanish soap opera. Writing for the appeals court, Senior Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus wrote in the opinion that the “protracted legal battle,” which spanned over nearly a decade, “ultimately devolved into a battle over control of this otherwise ordinary copyright case.” The circuit court senior judge noted, “This appeal revolves around an issue of corporate control — who speaks for and manages the business affairs of LaTele Television, C.A., a Venezuelan corporation. LaTele Television C.A. v. Telemundo Communications Group LLC, 19-10030.

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