Federal appeals panel denies fair use claim in publishing of celebrity wedding photos

A gossip magazine lost a 2-1 ruling in federal appeals court that their unauthorized publication of photos of a secret celebrity wedding affected the commercial value of the photos. The majority wrote that the newsworthy nature of the photos did not outweigh fair use factors. -db

From the Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2012, by Maura Dolan.

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