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August 24, 2022
Fighting Over Fair Use: 6 Documentary Feuds Before UFC Suit
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's new lawsuit over a documentary on mixed martial arts fighter Michael Bisping is the latest court case to grapple with the question of when filmmakers in the genre can incorporate copyrighted material in the name of fair use. Here are six other fair use fights over documentaries that came before the UFC's latest suit.
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December 20, 2019
Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2019
From Jerry Seinfeld to Taylor Swift to a pair of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, 2019 saw a slew of rulings on important copyright cases. To keep it all straight, here's a breakdown of the 10 biggest ones you need to remember, plus 10 more you should know that didn't make the cut.
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May 30, 2019
'Super Bowl Shuffle' In Bears Film Was Fair Use, Judge Says
The owners of the "Super Bowl Shuffle" — a song made famous by the 1985 Chicago Bears — cannot sue over its inclusion in a documentary about the Super Bowl-winning team, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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March 08, 2019
Film Wasn't Fair Use Of 'Super Bowl Shuffle,' Court Told
Amazon, Apple Inc. and other technology companies shouldn't be allowed to claim fair use in a copyright suit over the use of scenes from a music video called the "Super Bowl Shuffle" for a documentary on the 1985 Chicago Bears, the video's owners told an Illinois federal court Friday.
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March 07, 2019
Amazon, Apple Ask To Close 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Suit
Amazon, Apple and other technology companies who own media that distributed a documentary on the 1985 Chicago Bears told an Illinois federal court on Wednesday that a copyright suit over scenes from the "Super Bowl Shuffle" music video should fail because they constituted fair use.
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February 05, 2019
Film Co. Says 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Clips Were Fair Use
The production company behind a documentary about the 1985 Chicago Bears has asked an Illinois federal judge for a quick win in a suit alleging the film infringed copyrights for the "Super Bowl Shuffle," saying the documentary's use of clips from the music video are "a textbook example of 'fair use.'"
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October 31, 2018
Tech Giants Tackled With 'Super Bowl Shuffle' IP Suit
The Chicago-based music publisher behind the 1985 music video "Super Bowl Shuffle" sued an attorney-owned production company and several media giants including Amazon, Google and Apple on Tuesday in Illinois federal court, alleging copyright infringement linked to the production and distribution of a sports documentary.