Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.

Decided November 21, 1995. Ronald M. Whyte wrote the opinion for the court.

907 F. Supp. 1361 · Cited 135 times

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• Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Maphia · 857 F. Supp. 679
• Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena · 839 F. Supp. 1552
• Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc. · 847 F. Supp. 1492
• Deutsch v. Arnold · 98 F.2d 686
• Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Moral Majority, Inc. · 606 F. Supp. 1526
• Roy Export Co. Establishment v. Trustees of Columbia University · 344 F. Supp. 1350
• Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp. · 491 F. Supp. 908
• Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. · 776 F. Supp. 135
• Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. v. Mark-Fi Records, Inc. · 256 F. Supp. 399
• Polygram International Publishing, Inc. v. Nevada/TIG, Inc. · 855 F. Supp. 1314
• Demetriades v. Kaufmann · 690 F. Supp. 289
• RCA Records v. All-Fast Systems, Inc. · 594 F. Supp. 335
• Bridge Publications, Inc. v. Vien · 827 F. Supp. 629
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. · 821 F. Supp. 616
• Realsongs v. Gulf Broadcasting Corp. · 824 F. Supp. 89
• Religious Technology Center v. F.A.C.T.NET, Inc. · 901 F. Supp. 1519
• Religious Technology Center v. Lerma · 897 F. Supp. 260

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• Arista Records LLC v. Usenet. Com, Inc. · 633 F. Supp. 2d 124
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• Barrett v. Rosenthal · 5 Cal. Rptr. 3d 416
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