U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 14, 2014
First sale doctrine on copyright licenses argued at 9th Circuit
In a tussle over how copyright licenses work in an era of eBooks, iTunes, Netflix and Shutterstock, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday seemed intrigued by an alleged infringer's effort to raise a first sale defense.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
BERKELEY - In a tussle over how copyright licenses work in an era of e-books, iTunes, Netflix and Shutterstock, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday seemed intrigued by an alleged infringer's effort to raise a first sale defense.
The case, argued at UC Berkeley School of Law, involved claims that a recent U.S. Supreme Court case trumped 9th Circuit precedent on the use of licenses...
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