2nd Circuit Rejects Fair Use Defense In Copyright Dispute

Mealey's (September 7, 2021, 10:54 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — In a Sept. 3 summary order, a panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that a fair use defense by a documentary crew member accused of copyright infringement “is unavailable” and, regardless, the evidence necessary to establish a fair use defense was not advanced in proceedings before a New York federal judge....