Jones Law Firm, P.C. v. Peck

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the sale of an unpatented burner component intended for use in a patented lamp combination contributorily infringed
• holding that “the indications are that the ease of copying songs or movies using software like Grokster’s and Napster’s is fostering disdain for copyright protection”
• holding that “one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright . . . is liable”
• explaining that peer-to-peer networks permit the users’ computers to “communicate directly with each other, not through central servers”
• noting that “doctrines of secondary liability . . . are well established in the law” of copyright, including vicarious liability and contributory infringement
• explaining that “[although Sony’s advertisements urged consumers to buy the VCR to ‘record favorite shows’ or ‘build a library’ of recorded programs, neither of these uses was necessarily infringing” (citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).