Legal Opinion
Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Filmon X, LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 2, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2013-0758PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
This ease involves a clash between two important national policies and interests. On the one hand, there is the need to protect and reward copyright owners for creating valuable intellectual property— here, original television programming. On the other hand, it is important to promote competition and ensure broad public access to'diverse television programming. When enacting the Copyright Act of 1976, specifically the compulsory license regime prescribed in 17 U.S.C. § I'll, Congress struck a delicate balance between these two important…
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