If an infringing performance of licensed broadcast media reaches domestic users in the United States, can the foreign originator of the performance be held liable under the United States Copyright Act? The D.C. Circuit has answered that in the affirmative by holding that an infringing performance that originates abroad but terminates in the United States constitutes a domestic Copyright Act violation. Spanski Enterprises, Inc. v. Telewizja Polska, S.A., 17-7051, 2018 WL 1123889 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 2, 2018).
Infringing Conduct Originating Abroad Which Reaches the United States Can Result in Copyright Liability
March 8, 2018
Copyright
Infringing Conduct Originating Abroad Which Reaches the United States Can Result in Copyright Liability
