Jorge Antonio Sandoval v. New Line Cinema Corp., New Line Productions, Inc. And New Line Distribution, Inc.

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• noting that photographs’ “fleeting[]” appearance in film contributed to a finding of de minimis use
• affirming summary judgment to the defendant because the defendant’s use of the plaintiff’s photographs in a movie was de minimis
• affirming summary judgment to the defendant because the defendant’s use of the plaintiffs photographs in a movie was de minimis
• describing the “great distance” at which photographs were displayed in a film as contributing to their de minimis use
• finding de minimis use where copied images were “out of focus” and “displayed only briefly” in the background of a feature- length film
• finding de minimis use where photographs used in a film were “not displayed with sufficient detail for the average lay observer to identify even the subject matter of the photographs, much less the style used in creating them”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).