TMDb/Tiger King TV Appeals court rules Netflix's use of funeral footage in Tiger King is fair use, upholding a win for the streamer in the copyright dispute. May 1, 2026 AceShowbiz - A U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in favor of Netflix in a copyright dispute involving funeral footage featured in the hit 2020 docuseries Tiger King. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver upheld a lower court's decision that Netflix's use of a 66-second clip filmed by Timothy Sepi during a funeral was considered fair use.