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· 2/22/2002

In Re Napster, Inc. Copyright Litigation

Citations

  • 191 F. Supp. 2d 1087
  • 2002 WL 482361

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing contracts wherein a music record label, rather than the musical artist, is specifically deemed the author of the work
  • discussing contracts wherein a music record label, rather than the musical artist, is specifically deemed the author of the work
  • arguments “based primarily on the declaration of Roger Noll, a Stanford professor who specializes in antitrust economics and the recording industry”
  • a party asserting misuse on the basis of an antitrust violation must establish a “nexus between ... [the] alleged anti-competitive actions and [the plaintiffs] power over the copyrighted material.”

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Judges: Patel

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