Photographer Russell Brammer sued Violent Hues Productions for copyright infringement after the company used a copy of Brammer’s photograph on a website promoting its film festival, without permission. In June 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, on a motion for summary judgment, found in favor of Violent Hues, stating that the use constituted fair use. Brammer appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, arguing that the district court made both legal and factual errors in granting the motion and applying the fair use factors.

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