Jorge Antonio Sandoval v. New Line Cinema Corp., New Line Productions, Inc. And New Line Distribution, Inc.

TELESCA, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Jorge Antonio Sandoval appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sidney H. Stein, Judge) granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing Sandoval’s copyright infringement action. Sandoval brought suit claiming that the defendants, producers and distributors of the motion picture “Seven,” used ten of his copyrighted photographs in that movie without his permission. Because we hold that defendant’s use of Sandoval’s pictures was de min-imis, we affirm, the judgment of the District…