Legal Opinion
Foley v. Luster
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 2001No. 99-14123PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this opinion, we decide whether a state common law claim for indemnification is preempted by the Copyright Act, whether a jury instruction was confusing, and whether the claimants in an indemnity action were required to apportion damages among defendant Luster and others that potentially played a role in the copyright infringement. The district court denied Luster’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on all three issues and we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
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