Legal Opinion
Sixto Nunez v. Caribbean International News Corp. (El Vocero De Puerto Rico)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 21, 2000No. 99-2266PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
This appeal raises the question whether the reproduction of independently newsworthy photographs without permission is a “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 107 when those photographs were acquired and reproduced in good faith and the work had already been distributed on a limited basis.
Because we find that such use is fair, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
BACKGROUND
Appellant Núñez, a professional photographer, took several photographs of Joyce Giraud (Miss Puerto Rico Universe 1997) for use in Giraud’s modeling portfolio. Núñez then distributed…
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