Amazon Dismisses Counterclaim vs. Redoak Over Horror Film Copyright

Redoak Communications and Amazon stipulate that the sale on Amazon.com of lawfully made VHS, DVD and Blu-ray copies of the horror film Just Before Dawn doesn’t infringe any Redoak copyright, said their stipulation of noninfringement Friday (docket 9:23-cv-80008) in U.S. District Court for Southern Florida in West Palm Beach. Amazon’s counterclaim seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement is dismissed, said the stipulation. “The parties reserve all rights, including any rights related to seeking or defending against a claim for attorney fees or costs in this action,” it said. Amazon’s March 1 counterclaims also asserted Redoak’s infringement allegations were barred by the first-sale doctrine (see 2303140048).