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ESTATE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING v. CBS, INC.

No. 98-9079.

194 F.3d 1211 (1999)

ESTATE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CBS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miles J. Alexander, Joseph M. Beck, William H. Brewster, Christopher J. Kellner, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

M. Landis C. Best, Floyd Abrams, Jennifer J. Barrett, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, NY, Bruce P. Brown, S. Paul Smith, Long, Aldridge & Normal, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before ANDERSON, Chief Judge, RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and COOK, Senior District Judge.

ANDERSON, Chief Judge:

The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. brought this copyright infringement action against CBS, Inc. after CBS produced a video documentary that used, without authorization, portions of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The district court granted summary judgment to CBS on the ground that Dr. King had engaged...

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