Brief Of Amici Curiae Authors Alliance, Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Library Association, et al. In Support Of Defendants-Appellees Limited Petition For Partial Panel Rehearing And Rehearing En Banc

Abstract

WHYTE MONKEE PRODUCTIONS, LLC; TIMOTHY SEPI, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V. NETFLIX, INC.; ROYAL GOODE PRODUCTIONS, LLC, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. This case merits rehearing or rehearing en banc because the panel’s opinion erred in misreading recent Supreme Court precedent to dramatically narrow the scope of fair use. This misreading threatens many important, established lawful uses of copyrighted works for scholarship, news reporting, and other forms of expression.