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March 12, 2013 06:34 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/a-lwoURZ284/using-clips-from-ed-sullivan-i.html
Using clips from Ed Sullivan in Jersey Boys found to be fair use; judges award costs to deter future "chilling" copyright lawsuits
A Ninth Circuit Appeals Court has ruled that the producers of the musical "Jersey Boys" did not violate copyright law by using a clip from the Ed Sullivan Show in their production. They'd been sued by SOFA Entertainment, who holds the Sullivan Show rights. The judges awarded costs to the Jersey Boys production company, so [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/a-lwoURZ284/using-clips-from-ed-sullivan-i.html
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