NewsJune 3, 2003
High court rules against 20th Century Fox
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday that companies cannot be sued under a trademark law for using information in the public domain without giving credit to the originator, a defeat for 20th Century Fox in a dispute over old war footage. Justices ruled 8-0 that a video company, Daster Corp., did not violate the trademark law when it reused World War II documentary footage without giving credit to 20th Century Fox...
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Monday that companies cannot be sued under a trademark law for using information in the public domain without giving credit to the originator, a defeat for 20th Century Fox in a dispute over old war footage.
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Justices ruled 8-0 that a video company, Daster Corp., did not violate the trademark law when it reused World War II documentary footage without giving credit to 20th Century Fox.
The original documentary in the case was "Crusade in Europe." Dastar Corp. deleted one hour, added a half-hour of new material, then sold tape sets for about $25 as "Campaigns in Europe."
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