Legal Opinion
Elsevier Ltd. v. Chitika, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 2, 2011No. Civil Action No. 11-10026-RGSPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT CHITIKA’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
STEARNS, District Judge.
In this copyright infringement case, plaintiffs Elsevier Ltd. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Wiley), claim that defendant Chitika, Inc., is liable for contributory infringement of plaintiffs’ books. Presently before the court is Chitika’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The court heard oral argument on November 29, 2011.
BACKGROUND
The facts, in the light most favorable to plaintiffs as the nonmoving party, *400are as follows.1 Plaintiff Elsevier is a publishing corporation organized under…
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