Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Club for Growth Action
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 31, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0220PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
Club for Growth Action is a political organization that broadcast a 30-second political advertisement on Wisconsin television and the Internet in September 2015. The advertisement challenged the record of former-Senator Russ* Feingold, who was then running for re-election against Ron Johnson. Roger Nichols, an individual, and Three Eagles Music, -a division of Roger Nichols, Inc., sue Club for Growth Action, alleging that the advertisement violated copyrights held by Three Eagles Music and Mr. Nichols’ rights under trademark law. Club…
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