U.S. District Court / N.D. California

In Re Napster, Inc. Copyright Litigation

Decided October 25, 2006. Marilyn Hall Patel wrote the opinion for the court.

462 F. Supp. 2d 1060 · Cited 108 times

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Baliotis v. McNeil · 870 F. Supp. 1285
Wm. T. Thompson Co. v. General Nutrition Corp. · 593 F. Supp. 1443
A & M RECORDS, INC. v. Napster, Inc. · 114 F. Supp. 2d 896
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. v. Rambus Inc. · 591 F. Supp. 2d 1038

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