Kanongataa v. COED Media Group, LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-07472

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Lewis A. Kaplan

Firms

  1. October 05, 2017

    Facebook Dad Faces Big Fine Over Failed Copyright Suits

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday ordered a man who live-streamed his son's birth on Facebook to repay $120,000 in legal bills to several media outlets he sued for using it, saying he likely made enough money from settlements in other suits to pay the fine.

  2. June 21, 2017

    Judge Rips Attys Over Facebook Birth Copyright Case

    A man who live-streamed his son's birth on Facebook has been ordered to pay the attorneys' fees of ABC, NBC and several other media outlets he unsuccessfully sued for using it — lawsuits that a federal judge says "no reasonable lawyer with any familiarity with the law of copyright" should have filed.

  3. February 15, 2017

    Facebook Birth Video Copyright Claims Are Tossed

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday dismissed copyright infringement claims against ABC, NBC, Yahoo and COED Media, saying their use of video and screen grabs from a birth streamed over Facebook Live fell squarely within fair use.

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