Legal Opinion
Alliance of Artists & Recording Cos. v. Gen. Motors Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 22, 2016No. Civil Action No. 14–cv–1271 (KBJ)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge
On February 19, 2016, this Court issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order that addressed a threshold question of law regarding the applicability of the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 ("AHRA"), 17 U.S.C. §§ 1001 - 1010, to various in-car audio devices that Defendants manufacture and distribute. See All. of Artists & Recording Cos., Inc. v. Gen. Motors Co. ("AARC "), 162 F.Supp.3d 8 (D.D.C. 2016). The Court resolved a vigorous dispute over the proper interpretation of the AHRA, holding that devices such as Defendants' can constitute "digital…
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