Legal Opinion

Field v. Google Inc.

District Court, D. Nevada

Decided January 19, 2006No. CV-S-04-0413-RCJ-LJLPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW & ORDER

JONES, District Judge.

This is an action for copyright infringement brought by plaintiff Blake Field (“Field”) against Google Inc. (“Google”). Field contends that by allowing Internet users to access copies of 51 of his copyrighted works stored by Google in an online repository, Google violated Field’s exclusive rights to reproduce copies and distribute copies of those works. On December 19, 2005, the Court heard argument on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment.

Based upon the papers submitted by the parties and the arguments of counsel,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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