Earlier this week, the Tenth Circuit made a decision to reconsider an appeal from Netflix Inc. This pertains to a copyright issue over its docuseries “Tiger King”. This move was prompted after filmmakers, along with other concerned parties, approached the appeal court with claims that it had wrongly applied the precedent of the U.S Supreme Court in their initial judgement. More on this from Law360.
Netflix’s encounter with the judiciary over copyright issues on “Tiger King” is an important development for media laws and can particularly be insightful for those interested in intellectual property rights and the digital age’s media landscape.
Intellectual property laws largely impact how media outlets like Netflix operate and cases like these often set precedents. This development, therefore, is something the legal profession, especially those working in the media law field, should watch closely.