Jimmy Kimmel and ABC defeated former Rep. George Santos’ copyright lawsuit as a New York federal court found use of his Cameo videos on television constituted fair use.
The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show using the videos for an entirely different purpose and criticism, combined with Santos’ failure to allege market harm, clearly established fair use, according to the opinion granting Kimmel’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The show used the videos in the “Will Santos Say it?” segment to comment on Santos’ indictment, according to the ...
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