AXIS Media and Entertainment - Claims examples
Copyright infringement
1.
A magazine licensed past articles written by freelancers to a database for republication. The freelancers eventually sued as part of a class, alleging that the publishing agreements did not contemplate digital reproduction. That litigation settled after the parties incurred significant cost.
2.
A magazine publishes an article that quotes the lyrics of a song in its entirety. The claimant, the owner of the song, sues alleging copyright infringement.
3.
A newspaper story reports on a local high school sports awards banquet. In doing so, the story repeats verbatim a speech delivered by one of the coaches at the school. As part of that speech, the coach paraphrases a copyrighted poem. The copyright owner of that poem sues the school and the newspaper for copyright infringement
Claims examples may be based on actual cases, composites of actual cases or hypothetical claim scenarios and are provided for illustrative purposes only. Facts have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the parties. Whether or to what extent a particular loss is covered depends on the facts and circumstances of the loss, the terms and conditions of the policy as issued and applicable law.
