Legal Opinion
Williams v. A & E Television Networks
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 13, 2015No. 14-cv-9893 (PKC)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CASTEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Yaina Williams brings this action against defendants A & E Television Networks (“A & E”), Lifetime Entertainment Services (“Lifetime”), FYI Television Network (“FYI”), and John Doe for copyright infringement, contributory copyright infringement, and vicarious copyright infringement arising -out defendants’ development and airing of the television series entitled “Married at First Sight.” Plaintiff alleges that defendants infringed her copyright in a treatment for a marriage-themed reality show entitled “Married at 1st Sight.” Plaintiff also…
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