Legal Opinion
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. v. Kirkwood
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 8, 1999No. 96 Civ. 0885 (LAK)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether the passive carrier exemption provided by Section 111(a)(3) of the Copyright Act of 1976 1 protects defendant, which operates a dial-up “listen line” service for monitoring copyrighted radio broadcasts in locations remote from that of the caller, from liability for copyright infringement.
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This case again is before the Court on remand, and the facts are detailed in the prior opinions. 2 They are summarized and supplemented here only to the extent necessary to decide the issue now before the Court.
The plaintiff,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- N.A.S. Import, Corporation, Alentino, Ltd. v. Chenson Enterprises, Inc. Shu Chin Chen (A/k/a Margaret Chen) and Ken LeeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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- Boisson v. Banian Ltd.District Court, E.D. New York · 2003
- National Football League v. Insight Telecommunications Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001