North Jersey Media Group Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC

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Case Number:

1:13-cv-07153

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Edgardo Ramos

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  1. February 16, 2016

    Fox News Settles Case Over 9/11 Photo Posted To Facebook

    Fox News Network has reached a settlement to avoid a jury trial over whether the cable news giant infringed copyrights by posting a famous photo of firemen at the World Trade Center on 9/11 to a Facebook page.

  2. January 08, 2016

    Fox News Heads To Fair Use Trial Over 9/11 Photo

    Fox News Network will kick off a jury trial in Manhattan on Monday over whether it infringed a famous — and famously copyrighted — photo of firemen on 9/11 by posting it to a Facebook page, proceedings that should deeply explore the role of the fair use doctrine in social media.

  3. April 15, 2015

    Fox News Settles Fair Use Case Over 9/11 Facebook Photo

    Fox News Network has settled a lawsuit over the posting of a copyrighted photo from Sept. 11, 2001, to Facebook, leaving in place a ruling that the network warned last month could have "massive implications" for how the fair use doctrine is applied to social media.

  4. March 19, 2015

    Fox News Says 9/11 Photo Could Shape Social Media Fair Use

    Fox News Network is asking for a quick trip to the Second Circuit in a copyright lawsuit over the posting of a photo from Sept. 11, 2001, to Facebook, saying the case could have "massive implications" for how the fair use doctrine is applied to social media.

  5. February 24, 2015

    Fox News Says Fair Use Ruling Caused By 'Serious' Error

    Fox News Network is urging a federal judge to rethink his refusal to toss a copyright lawsuit over the network's Facebook posting of a photo of Sept. 11, 2001, saying the decision was the result of a "serious factual misstatement" by the court.

  6. February 11, 2015

    Judge Won't Rule Fox News' 9/11 Photo Is Fair Use

    A federal judge refused to rule Tuesday that the fair use doctrine allowed Fox News Network to post a famous — and copyrighted — photo of firemen raising an American flag on Sept. 11, 2001, to a Facebook page.

  7. July 01, 2014

    Fox News Cites Fair Use For 9/11 Photo On Facebook Page

    Fox News Network LLC on Monday told a New York federal court that use of an iconic 9/11 photo on TV personality Judge Jeanine Pirro's Facebook page was fair use, asking the court to toss out a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a New Jersey newspaper company.

  8. October 15, 2013

    Fox News' Judge Jeanine Sued For Using 9/11 Photo

    A New Jersey newspaper company has hit television personality Judge Jeanine Pirro with a copyright infringement suit alleging she used its iconic photo of 9/11 firefighters without permission.

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