D.C. Circuit: Foreign Broadcasters Can Be Held Liable Under Copyright Act

Mealey's (March 5, 2018, 11:38 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a March 2 ruling, the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in what it deemed a question of first impression affirmed findings by a District of Columbia federal judge that the owner of a foreign website, acting abroad, commits an infringing “performance” under the Copyright Act when it uploads copyrighted video content for on-demand viewing in the United States (Spanski Enterprises Inc. v. Telewizja Polska S.A., No. 17-7051, D.C. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5331)....