An ad for Robin Carnahan’s U.S. Senate campaign uses about 30 seconds of Fox News Network footage from reporter Christopher Wallace’s interview with Roy Blunt. Blunt is Carnahan’s opponent for the Missouri seat in the U.S. Senate. Fox filed a lawsuit against Robin Carnahan for Senate, Inc. on September 15 with three claims:
Fox Claims that Carnahan Infringed the Copyright in the Fox News Footage
The Carnahan campaign has a credible fair use defense. The commercial provides political commentary, uses under 30 seconds from the interview; and should have little negative impact on Fox’s ability to continue marketing the footage.