A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
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A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th. Cir., 2001) was a landmark intellectual property case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that the defendant, peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster, could be held liable for contributory infringement and vicarious infringement of copyright.[1] This was the first major case to address the application of copyright laws to peer-to-peer file sharing.[2]
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. |
Argued | October 2 2000 |
Decided | February 12 2001 |
Citation(s) | 239 F.3d 1004 |
Holding | |
Napster could be held liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, affirming the District Court holding. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Mary M. Schroeder, Richard Paez, Robert Beezer |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Robert Beezer |
Laws applied | |
17 U.S.C. § 501, 17 U.S.C. §106 |
While A&M Records served as the lead plaintiff, Napster was sued by 18 different record companies, all of which were members of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] Additionally, songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were included on the Circuit Court appeal, representing the interests of "all others similarly situated."[1]