Time Inc. and several other publishers could be liable for copyright infringement after they embedded a tweet with a picture of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in online articles.
Embedding the tweet, which links to and displays it on a webpage, exercises the right to display a work, a right that belongs to the copyright holder, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said Feb. 15.
The decision from the New York court—a busy venue for copyright lawsuits because many media companies are based in the district—could set up a split with courts on the ...
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