ARE Copyright Alert: New York Court Finds No Copyright Infringement Or False Endorsement From A Publicly Displayed Mural As Background In The Opening Scene Of A Film

A federal district court in the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn) granted a Motion to Dismiss a copyright infringement claim and a false endorsement claim by a mural artist and the mural’s subject regarding a movie which included the mural in a three-and-a-half second shot in the opening scene. The Court held the use […]