Judge: Outlet Can’t Claim Fair Use In Copyright Suit Over Congresswoman’s Photo

(September 25, 2024, 2:09 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A nonprofit media organization cannot use a fair use defense against a copyright infringement claim brought by a photojournalist who said the media outlet posted a screenshot of a copyrighted video he took of Rep. Alexandira Ocasio-Cortez at a New Yorker’s funeral, a New York federal judge held, denying the outlet’s motion to dismiss the journalist’s suit....