Legal Opinion
Video Views, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Studio 21, Ltd., and Joseph Sclafani, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1991No. 89-2798, 89-2799PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYRON L. GORDON, Senior District Judge.
Video Views, Inc., the appellant and cross-appellee, is a corporation engaged in the business of sub-licensing “adult films” for video arcade exhibition on the premises of “adult entertainment businesses.” The appellees and cross-appellants (who will be referred to collectively as “Studio 21”) are Studio 21, Ltd., and its principal shareholder, Joseph Sclafani.
Video Views brought this action under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., alleging that Studio 21 had been infringing its exclusive right to perform certain adult films publicly.…
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