Judge Delivers Mixed Results To Parties In Chicago Media Copyright Dispute

( June 25, 2026, 2:09 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge partly granted summary judgment to both sides in a dispute over the copyright ownership of four videos after a Chicago-based media outlet separated from another media outlet covering the same area; the judge determined that the plaintiff entity owned valid copyrights for three of the four videos, while the defendant’s use of portions of the fourth video constituted fair use....