Stadt v. Fox News Network, 09-CV-7910 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (complaint)
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Plaintiff alleged that he was the author and copyright owner of a video of Bernie Madoff on his yacht from 2003. Plaintiff asserted that he granted Fox a forty-five day exclusive license at a cost of ten thousand dollars. Plaintiff further alleged that he discovered that Fox was using the film after the end of the forty-five day period, and sent a cease and desist; thereafter, the parties agreed to an extension of the license for an additional six weeks or so at an additional fifty thousand dollars. Plaintiff alleged that he discovered that Fox continued to use the clip after the end of the extension. Plaintiff brought suit for infringement and breach of the licensing agreement.
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