Tenth Circuit Eyes Axing ‘Tiger King’ Copyright Suit Revival (1)

A Tenth Circuit panel appeared likely to reinstate Netflix Inc.‘s win over a cameraman’s claim that the hit docuseries “Tiger King” infringed his copyright, as the judges scrutinized their own March revival of the case during a rare rehearing Wednesday.

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit peppered cameraman Timothy Sepi’s attorney with questions during oral argument that suggested the three judges had second thoughts about a March 27 opinion faulting a lower court’s fair use analysis. The panel largely focused on whether the documentary made transformative use of his video of a funeral by using it ...