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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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By Stan Soocher
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.
Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis
By Avalon Zoppo
The Fourth Circuit ruled that a copyright infringement claim against a news site, for using a photo of musician Ted Nugent without credit, could proceed, one of the first federal appellate decisions interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent iteration of the fair use test.
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Malpractice Claims Filed Against Loeb & Loeb and Of Counsel Over King Fury 2 Film Production
King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano Sued for Malpractice Over Representation of Sublime Band
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.