Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc.

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Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc. (1999)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Case discussing the concept of "publication" under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1909, the predecessor of the current statute. The Court of Appeals held (2:1) that the speech I have a Dream by Martin Luther King was not generally published when it was delivered on August 28, 1963, but merely "performed": The Estate of Dr. King therefore held a valid copyright in the speech.

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194 F.3d 1211

Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. (Plaintiff-Appellant)

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CBS, Inc. (Defendant-Appellee)

No. 98–9079

United States Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit.

November 5, 1999

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. (No. 1:96-cv-3052-WCO), William C. O’Kelley, Judge.

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