The Weinstein Company Wins 'Lovelace' Lawsuit — hollywoodreporter.com

A depiction of oral sex can qualify as transformative fair use in the right context. That's just one of the lessons from a federal judge's ruling on Monday concerning The Weinstein Company's Lovelace, a biopic about porn star Linda Lovelace. Although the film didn't steam up the box office,  it was notable for launching a copyright lawsuit on the eve of release last August. Arrow Productions, which purports to own rights to Deep Throat — featuring Lovelace — claimed that the biopic was a copyright violation of its classic 1972 porn movie. The judge refused an injunction anyhow.

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