New York Times Company, Inc., et al. v. Jonathan Tasini, et al.
Decided June 25, 2001. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 00-201 · 533 U.S. 483 (2001) · Cited 118 times
Holding
Section 201(c) does not authorize the copying at issue here.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
- Stewart v. Abend · 495 U.S. 207 (1990)
- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. · 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. · 499 U.S. 340 (1991)
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises · 471 U.S. 539 (1985)
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid · 490 U.S. 730 (1989)
- Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. · 510 U.S. 569 (1994)
- Mazer v. Stein · 347 U.S. 201 (1954)
- TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKEN · 422 U.S. 151 (1975)
- Fox Film Corp. v. Doyal · 286 U.S. 123 (1932)
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