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, […]

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Cyberlaw » The Volokh Conspiracy

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copyright law

Authors:

Eugene Volokh

Date tagged:

10/13/2015, 18:36

Date published:

10/12/2015, 13:36