Legal Opinion

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. DRK Photo

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 16, 2018No. Docket No. 15-1134; August Term, 2015PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Parker dissents in a separate opinion.

Susan L. Carney, Circuit Judge:

In this copyright case, DRK Photo ("DRK"), an Arizona sole proprietorship and a non-exclusive agent of numerous photographers, attempts to assert infringement claims against John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ("Wiley"), a licensee of the photographers' images, for exceeding the scope of its licenses. DRK's rights with respect to the infringement claims rest on agreements between it and the photographers. These purport to assign to DRK the right to sue on accrued causes of action. The parties dispute whether they also convey any…

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