The report didn't entirely make clear where the copyright is alleged to have occurred, but it's also worth noting that the UK has "fair dealing" laws which are similar, but different, to the US's "fair use" laws.
Adam On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:35 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> "Bill Cosby — Fall of an American Icon," which the pubcaster has multiply >> aired and streamed, included several clips (labelled noticeably as >> "Carsey-Werner Company/Bill Cosby") and music cues from the comedian's >> iconic NBC show, which the still-in-business company doesn't consider fair >> use... THR >> <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/cosby-show-producer-sues-bbc-using-clips-bill-cosby-doc-1055167> >> (link) >> > > As a reminder, if you hold a copyright or trademark and take no steps to > protect it when it is infringed, a court might decide you have ceded it and > may rule it public domain. Carsey-Warner might not be looking for damages > from the BBC, they just need to show they are protecting the copyright. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
