Tenth Circuit Rehearing Casts Doubt on Initial Ruling Against Netflix in “Tiger King” Copyright Case

A Tenth Circuit panel, which initially referenced the U.S. Supreme Court’s Warhol decision in ruling that Netflix Inc. could not evade a copyright complaint for including a funeral video clip in its “Tiger King” docuseries, appeared more skeptical about the plaintiffs’ arguments during a rehearing on Wednesday. The judges posed rigorous questions regarding why the brief video should not be considered fair use. More details are available here.