Divided 2nd Circuit: Assignment Did Not Confer Standing In Copyright Case

Mealey's (February 21, 2018, 1:52 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — Allegations that John Wiley & Sons Inc. exceeded the terms of its license to use certain photographs in textbooks and other educational materials were properly rejected on summary judgment because the plaintiff in the action — a purported assignee of the photographers’ rights to sue — lacks standing to maintain an infringement action, a divided Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 16 (John Wiley & Sons Inc. v. DRK Photo, No. 15-1134, 2nd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3758)....