Legal Opinion

Spanski Enterprises, Inc. v. Telewizja Polska, S.A.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided December 12, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2012-0957Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) SPANSKI ENTERPRISES, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 12-cv-957 (TSC) ) TELEWIZJA POLSKA S.A., ) ) Defendant. ) ) AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION SETTING FORTH FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1 Plaintiff Spanski Enterprises, Inc. (“SEI”) sued Defendant Telewizja Polska, S.A. (“TVP”) for copyright infringement under

17 U.S.C. §101

et seq., alleging that TVP displayed television show episodes in the United States over which Plaintiff holds exclusive rights. The court held a five-day bench trial from February 22, 2016…

2Cases cited14 opinions

Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2014
Stewart v. AbendSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
Carson v. Dynegy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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