Legal Opinion
TMTV, CORP. v. Mass Productions, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 13, 2011No. 09-1439, 09-1956PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Before us are cross-appeals in a decade-long copyright dispute concerning two sitcoms on Puerto Rican television. On one side is TMTV, Corp., a successor in interest to the first sitcom’s production company; on the other, the second sitcom’s production company, Mass Productions, Inc., and its principals — including the star of both shows, Emmanuel “Sunshine” Logroño. The district court granted summary judgment to TMTV on its claim charging infringement; and a jury granted it substantial damages, which the district court reduced by an amount recovered by TMTV in…
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