Mavrix Photo, Inc. v. Brand Technologies, Inc.

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• holding that a 8 national website specifically appealing to and profiting from a state can establish 9 jurisdiction there
• concluding that “the jurisdictional analyses under [California] law and federal due process are the same”
• concluding that operator of website directly targeted California forum where the website specifically focused on the California-centered celebrity and entertainment industries and the website’s economic value was based in large part on its appeal to Californians
• noting that defendant’s website was visited by numerous California residents and had a specific focus on the entertainment industry in California
• concluding there was an economic 18 loss by intentional infringement of a plaintiff’s intellectual property
• holding copyright infringement to be a “tort-like cause of action,” and subsequently applying purposeful 27 direction test

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