Legal Opinion
Nancey Silvers v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 2005No. 01-56069PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GRABER. Dissenting Opinions by Judges BERZON and BEA.
*883GRABER, Circuit Judge.
May an assignee who holds an accrued claim for copyright infringement, but who has no legal or beneficial interest in the copyright itself, institute an action for infringement? After analyzing the 1976 Copyright Act and its history, as well as the scant, although persuasive, precedent that is available in analogous situations, we answer that question “no.” Accordingly, we reverse the ruling of the district court, which allowed this action by the assignee to proceed.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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