TVEyes appeals to Supreme Court in its copyright battle with Fox News

TVEyes is appealing the appellate court decision in a Fox News lawsuit finding them in violation of  copyright with its service offering TV and radio programs in a searchable database used by such customers as the Defense Department, the UN,  and The New York Times. CNN has sided with Fox while Hearst Television, the Electric Foundation Frontier, Google, Microsoft and the American Library Association filed amicus curiae for TVEyes. (The Hollywood Reporter, August 1, 2018, by Eriq Gardner)

TVEyes is contending in its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court that the U.S. Court of Appeals of the  2nd Circuit decision is not consistent with other federal circuit court decisions so there is a need for a definitive ruling on   the proper balance between the First Amendment and copyright. The 2nd circuit ruled that TVEyes’ use of Fox News video clips was not “fair use” and hurt Fox in its quest for licensing revenue. (Fox News, February 27, 2018, by Brian Flood)

Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter, in Bloomberg News, March 1, 2018, agreed with the 2nd Circuit decision in that TVEyes interfered with Fox News’ licensing business and could have paid a fee to Fox to allow customers to view video clips.