Sanctions-related Judicial Opinion - Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. v. Brady, 740 F. Supp. 1007 (S.D.N.Y. 1990)

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TURBOFAC Commentary (1243 words)

Notes:

1) The Capital Cities/ABC case is typically cited alongside Cernuda v. Heavy as one of the two cases that led to the 1994 "Free Trade in Ideas" Amendment to the pre-existing Berman Amendment of /TWEA. While OFAC's actions that led to Cernuda v. Heavy ("artwork" considered outside the scope of "informational materials") would clearly come out different today in light of the Free Trade in Ideas Amendment [1], the end result of the Capital Cities case would, potentially, be the same, at least in the view of OFAC.

Understanding this case in relation to the amendment to the statutes it led to is important context for understanding the scope of the "not yet created and completed" carveout to the informational materials exemption, and why OFAC appears to, in certain circumstances, take a relaxed approach to its...

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Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. v. Brady, 740 F. Supp. 1007 (S.D.N.Y. 1990)

TURBOFAC Commentary (1243 words)