Legal Opinion
National Football League v. Primetime 24 Joint Venture
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 28, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
As almost every red-blooded American knows, the National Football League (“NFL”) televises most of its weekly football games. Simultaneously with the broadcast, NFL makes videotape recordings of the games, which it registers with the United States Copyright Office.
PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture (“Prime-Time”) is a satellite carrier that makes secondary transmissions of copyrighted television network programming to owners and renters of satellite dish antennae. PrimeTime has a statutorily granted license to make satellite transmissions to its subscribers in United…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Hearst/ABC Viacom Entertainment ServicesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Wgn Continental Broadcasting Company and Albuquerque Cable Television, Inc. v. United Video, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- David v. Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Coleman v. ESPN, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- National Cable Television Ass'n v. Broadcast Music, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1991
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Flava Works, Inc v. Marques RondaleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- United States v. American Society of Composers, Authors & PublishersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc. v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- National Football League v. PrimeTime 24 Joint VentureDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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