Perfect 10, Inc. v. Giganews, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on December 4, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit correctly held"in conflict with the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 8th Circuits"that 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 held"contrary to the decisions of the Supreme Court"that 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.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, September 28, 2017)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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07/06/2017 | Application (17A53) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2017 to August 30, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
07/14/2017 | Application (17A53) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 30, 2017. |
08/30/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2017) |
08/31/2017 | Waiver of right of respondents Giganews, Inc., et al. to respond filed. |
09/13/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
09/20/2017 | Response Requested. (Due October 20, 2017) |
10/20/2017 | Brief of respondents Giganews, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
11/08/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017. |
11/08/2017 | Reply of petitioner Perfect 10, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
12/04/2017 | Petition DENIED. |