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Case Summary
Marano v. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marano v. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19-cv-08606 (S.D.N.Y July 2020); aff’d, 20-3104 (2nd Cir. April 2, 2021).
Précis
In this federal case, photographer Lawrence Marano filed a copyright infringement action against the Metropolitan Met of Art (“Met”) in New York. Mr. Marano alleged that the Met’s use of his Eddie Van Halen photographs, depicting the rock star’s custom-built Frankenstein guitar (“Photograph”), to...
Associated Legal Decision(s)
Associated Statutes and/or Legislation
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 106, (Copyright Act of 1976), Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 501, (Copyright Act of 1976), Infringement of Copyright
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 504, (Copyright Act), Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
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Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. § 107, (Copyright Act of 1976), Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 60(b) Grounds for Relief from a Final Judgement, Order or Proceeding.
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