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Appeals Court Rejects George Santos Lawsuit Against Jimmy Kimmel
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court confirmed fair use protection for satire, dismissing George Santos's claims of deception and copyright infringement against Jimmy Kimmel and ABC.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to reinstate former Congressman George Santos's copyright infringement claim against Jimmy Kimmel and ABC.
- Santos filed the suit after Kimmel submitted requests using fictitious names on the Cameo platform and aired the videos in a mocking segment titled "Will Santos Say It?".
- The court affirmed the dismissal, ruling that Kimmel’s use was a transformative form of commentary on Santos’s readiness to make outrageous statements in exchange for payment, and that the content qualified as protected parody under fair use.
- The opinion noted Santos's failure to allege a contract with Kimmel under Cameo's Terms of Service, lack of market harm, and no express contractual rights applying to non-parties.
- The ruling reinforces that sarcastic criticism and parody are protected speech under copyright law and rejects Santos's claims of bad faith or fraudulent inducement.
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Appeals court rejects Santos lawsuit against Kimmel over Cameo app videos
NEW YORK -- A copyright infringement lawsuit former congressman George Santos filed against talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and ABC was properly dismissed by a lower court judge, an appeals court said Monday.
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Appeals court rejects George Santos lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel over Cameo app videos
A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit filed by former Congressman George Santos against talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and ABC. The 2nd U.S.
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