Legal Opinion
Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc. Richard Pilegard, W.D. Mitchell, Margaret Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1996No. 17-73379PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is a copyright and trademark enforcement action against the operators of a swap meet, sometimes called a flea market, where third-party vendors routinely sell counterfeit recordings that infringe on the plaintiffs copyrights and trademarks. The district court dismissed on the pleadings, holding that the plaintiffs, as a matter of law, could not maintain any cause of action against the swap meet for sales by vendors who leased its premises. The district court’s decision is published. Fonovisa Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc., 847 F.Supp. 1492 (E.D.Cal.1994). We…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by158 opinions
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