BWP Media USA, Inc. v. T & S Software Associates., Inc.

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is about whether “volitional conduct” is required to establish a claim for direct copyright infringement. Defendant T & S Software Associates, an internet service provider, hosted an internet forum on which third-party users posted images that infringed copyrights owned by plaintiffs BWP Media USA and National Photo Group. The plaintiffs sued T & S for direct and secondary copyright infringement. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of T & S. The plaintiffs appeal the district court’s direct-infringement holding. We AFFIRM.

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