Legal Opinion
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2011No. 08-55998PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
UMG Recordings appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Troy Augusto on UMG’s claim of copyright infringement in violation of § 501 of the Copyright Act, which entitles copyright owners to institute an action for infringement of the exclusive right to distribute copies of the copyrighted work. See 17 U.S.C. §§ 501(a), (b), 106(3) (2006). The copies in issue comprise eight specially-produced compact discs, each embodying a copyrighted sound recording. UMG, the copyright owner, used the discs solely for marketing purposes, sending…
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