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The Briefing: Documentary Fair Use After Warhol: The Tenth Circuit Gets It Right

By Scott Hervey on May 16, 2026

Did the courts just preserve documentary filmmaking as we know it? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partner Scott Hervey and Associate Caroline M. Korpiel revisit the Tiger King fair use dispute and break down the Tenth Circuit’s new opinion in Whyte Monkee Productions v. Netflix.

In this episode, they cover:

  • Why the original ruling alarmed documentary filmmakers and copyright experts
  • How the Tenth Circuit reconsidered fair use after Warhol v. Goldsmith
  • What this decision means for documentaries, biographical storytelling, and “biographical anchor” fair use

Whether you’re a filmmaker, producer, content creator, or IP professional, this episode offers important insight into the future of fair use in documentary storytelling.

Watch this episode on our YouTube or listen to the podcast here.

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