Conrad v. AM Community Credit Union
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the
district court's decision dismissing a copyright infringement
claim and holding that the organizers of an event at which
plaintiff performed a singing telegram dressed in a banana costume
did not infringe or induce infringement of plaintiff's asserted
copyrights because immediately after her performance the organizers
told the attendees that photographs of the performance may only be
taken for personal use, as permitted by plaintiff. Conrad
v. AM Community Credit Union, Case No. 13-2899 (7th Cir., Apr.
14, 2014) (Posner, J.).
The plaintiff, Catherine Conrad (aka the Banana Lady), a singing
telegram performer, was hired by the defendant to sing at a trade
association event, dressed in a banana costume. Conrad told
the arrangers that the members of the audience were not allowed to
take photographs or videos of her performance except for their
personal use. The
