Legal Opinion
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. Crooks
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided March 10, 1983No. Civ-77-560CPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
On June 21, 1982, this court determined that defendants’ highly organized and systematic practice of making off-the-air videotapes and derivative copies of plaintiffs’ televised copyrighted works did not constitute fair use under the copyright laws. Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. Crooks, 542 F.Supp. 1156 (W.D.N.Y.1982). The remaining issues to be determined in this case concern defendants’ motion to allow temporary videotape copying and use of plaintiffs’ works, plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider their request for an award of costs and attorneys’ fees, and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Gershwin Publishing Corporation v. Columbia Artists Management, Inc., and Community Concerts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKENSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol v. Louis Nizer, Doubleday & Co., Inc. And Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- MCA, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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