U.S. District Court / S.D. New York

Arista Records LLC v. Usenet. Com, Inc.

Decided June 30, 2009. Harold Baer Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

633 F. Supp. 2d 124 · Cited 50 times

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster Ltd. · 454 F. Supp. 2d 966
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Russ Hardenburgh, Inc. · 982 F. Supp. 503
Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc. · 907 F. Supp. 1361
Faulkner v. National Geographic Society · 211 F. Supp. 2d 450
KBL CORP. v. Arnouts · 646 F. Supp. 2d 335
Colon Ex Rel. Molina v. Bic USA, Inc. · 199 F. Supp. 2d 53
Berk v. St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center · 380 F. Supp. 2d 334
A & M RECORDS, INC. v. Napster, Inc. · 114 F. Supp. 2d 896
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Webbworld, Inc. · 991 F. Supp. 543
Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Howell · 554 F. Supp. 2d 976
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas · 579 F. Supp. 2d 1210
Byrne v. British Broadcasting Corp. · 132 F. Supp. 2d 229
Ellison v. Robertson · 189 F. Supp. 2d 1051
Fernandez v. China Ocean Shipping, (Group) Co. · 312 F. Supp. 2d 369
U2 Home Entertainment, Inc. v. Fu Shun Wang · 482 F. Supp. 2d 314

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