Different Look, Different Feel: Rehashing Fair Use in the Second Circuit
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Romanova v. Amilus Inc., No. 23-828, 2025 WL 1479007 (2d Cir.
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In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressed application and analysis of the fair use doctrine under copyright law, and reversed the district court’s finding of fair use. In an unusual situation, the lower court had dismissed the complaint sua sponte, although the defendant’s time to respond to the complaint had expired.
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Howard J. Shire and 
Di’Vennci K. Lucas
Di’Vennci K. Lucas
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