Legal Opinion
SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY, INC. v. Best Buy Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 14, 2011No. 09 Civ. 10155(SAS)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
On December 14, 2009, the Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. and Erik An dersen (“plaintiffs”) brought this action against fourteen commercial electronics distributors for copyright infringement. 1 Plaintiffs allege that Westinghouse Digital LLC (“WD”) is a successor in interest to one of those distributors, Westinghouse Digital Electronics, LLC (“WDE”), and move to join WD as a defendant pursuant to Rule 25(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2 For the reasons discussed below, plaintiffs’ motion is denied.
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. v. Westinghouse Digital Electronics, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011