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Julie Ahrens, an attorney for the amici, noted Tuesday that the MPAA, the International Documentary Association and Film Independent aren't always necessarily on the same side of the fair use issue. The fact that they all teamed up in this case testifies to the importance of the kind of uses that could be affected by the appeals court's ruling, as well as the well-settled state of the legal precedent in this area, she said.

“We don't want the Fourth Circuit to jeopardize that case law,” she told Law360. Read more about Ravens Logo Appeal Threatens Filmmaker Rights, MPAA Says