Inglewood City Council Videos and Copyright Litigation

Local political critic Joseph Teixeira has posted a series of videos of Inglewood, California’s city council, providing running, and often scathing, commentary of its meetings. But now, the city is trying to put a stop to the citizen journalist’s criticism. It has sued Teixeira, has alleged that he violated the city’s copyright to the city council videos, and seeks damages and an injunction against his future use of the videos.

The "Inglewood Watchdog" argues that the videos constitute fair use of the city's recordings. Read more about Copyright Litigation.

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