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Toto, I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in the Public Domain Anymore

July 13, 2011 – Media Mention
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Barry Werbin weighs in on the possibility of appeal from or en banc reconsideration of a complex Eighth Circuit decision regarding rights to publicity photos shot on movie sets, based on the 1909 Copyright Act. This article notes that Barry is chair of the New York City Bar Association's copyright committee and mentions his view that portions of the plaintiff-friendly decision might be ripe for appeal, but that en banc reconsideration is unlikely, given the absence of a dissenting opinion from the three-judge panel.