Santos Loses Appeal to Revive Copyright Suit Against Kimmel (1)

Jimmy Kimmel and ABC Inc. solidified their escape from former Rep. George Santos’ copyright lawsuit as the Second Circuit rejected claims that a talk show bit infringed his Cameo videos.

Santos accused the comedian and television network of fraudulently inducing him to make the videos for the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show’s “Will Santos Say It” segments. That violated copyright law and the Cameo platform’s terms of use, Santos alleged.

But the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a ruling that the segments transformed the purpose of Santos’ commissioned videos into commentary criticizing the expelled New York Republican ...