Inglewood taxpayers must pay over $110,000 for “objectively unreasonable” copyright lawsuit against critic
The Volokh Conspiracy 2015-10-13
Summary:
In August, a federal court rejected a copyright lawsuit brought by the City of Inglewood, Calif., against a critic of the city. The alleged copyright infringement? Posting excerpts of videos of city council meetings — videos that are, under California law, public records — interspersed with critical commentary. The court held that, under California law, […]