Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | Derek Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc., Green Day Touring, Inc., Green Day, Warner Bros. Records, Inc.,Infection Productions, Performance Environmental Design |
Argued | February 5, 2013 |
Decided | August 7, 2013 |
Citation | 725 F.3d 1170[1] |
Case history | |
Prior history | Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134388 (C.D. Cal., Nov. 17, 2011) Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92393 (C.D. Cal., Aug. 18, 2011) |
Holding | |
Grant of summary judgment affirmed; award of attorneys fees vacated. | |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Stephen S. Trott, Richard R. Clifton |
Laws applied | |
17 U.S.C. § 107 |
Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc 725 F.3d 11704 (9th Cir. 2013) is a copyright lawsuit where the court determined if Green Day's unauthorized use of the Scream Icon illustration in the video backdrop of a stage show was fair use.