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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the day is:

17-320

Issues:(1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit correctly heldin conflict with the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 8th Circuitsthat a defendant profits from direct infringement for purposes of vicarious copyright liability only if a plaintiff proves that its work, as opposed to the totality of the infringing content offered by defendants, was the reason customers were drawn to the defendant’s business; and (2) whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit correctly heldcontrary to the decisions of the Supreme Courtthat a defendant does not engage in direct copyright infringement when it displays, reproduces, or distributes infringing material, so long as that conduct is accomplished through an automated process.

Cases: Perfect 10, Inc. v. Giganews, Inc.

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Sep. 28, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/09/petition-of-the-day-1233/