Blackbeard’s Ship Videographer Adds to Revived ‘Takings’ Suit

Feb. 9, 2023, 7:30 PM UTC

A videographer who says North Carolina stole underwater pirate ship footage filed a remodeled federal lawsuit—one centered on a takings claim revived after his copyright claim fell at the US Supreme Court.

Frederick Allen expanded on dismissed-then-revived claims that North Carolina violated the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by taking his footage without compensation, in a new complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He also added other claims including Article 1 claims arguing the state passed a law specifically aimed at him and his footage.

The case will test the ability of copyright owners ...

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