Legal Opinion
Faith Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television, Inc., Home Box Office, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 16, 1997No. 1736, Docket 96-9329PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal primarily concerns the scope of copyright protection for a poster of an artistic work that was used as set decoration for a television program. Faith Ringgold appeals from the September 24, 1996, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (John S. Martin, Jr., Judge) dismissing, on motion for summary judgment, her copyright infringement suit against Black Entertainment Television, Inc. (“BET”) and Home Box Office, Inc. (“HBO”). The District Court sustained defendants’ de fense of fair use. We conclude that summary judgment was…
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