Legal Opinion
National Football League v. Insight Telecommunications Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 21, 2001No. 1:99-cv-12053PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON DEFENDANT INSIGHT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LINDSAY, District Judge.
Before the court is the motion of the defendant, Insight Telecommunications, Inc. (“Insight”), for summary judgment based on the “passive carrier” exemption from copyright liability, codified at 17 U.S.C. § 111(a)(3). The motion for summary judgment and accompanying papers were referred to Magistrate Judge Lawrence P. Cohen. On June 14, 2001, Magistrate Judge Cohen issued his report and recommendation, in which he recommended that Insight’s motion be allowed. The…
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