Legal Opinion
Rice v. Fox Broadcasting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 2003No. Nos. 01-56582, 01-56846PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the owner of a copyrighted video can sustain an infringement claim against a television network for its broadcast of a program revealing the secrets of professional magicians.
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Robert E. Rice owns the copyright to a home video entitled The Mystery Magician that was created in 1986 and reveals how to perform several well-known magic tricks and illusions. Rice created and registered the script for The Mystery Magician and signed an agreement with International Creative Management (“ICM”) for the purpose of commercially exploiting the…
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