Cloud Computing: Recent Case (US)

Arista Records, LLC v Usenet.com, Inc.  633 F. Supp. 2d 124


Overview

In Arista Records, LLC v. Usenet.com, Inc. ,  the District Court for the Southern District of New York

granted summary judgment to plaintiff record companies 8 on claims for; 

(1) direct copyright infringement of the exclusive right of distribution under 17 U.S.C. S106(3);

(2) inducement of infringement; 

(3) contributory infringement; and 

(4) vicarious infringement,

by Usenet.com, Inc. (UCI). UCI created an online bulletin board system on which subscribers posted files and downloaded files posted by others for storage on their personal computers. While technically different in format conversions, UCI’s service created an experience like peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, including Napster. UCI offered access to its service based on monthly fees and agreement to UCI’s terms of use (TOU). One TOU prohibited the unauthorized upload of copyrighted content.The record companies objected to UCI’s activities as the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted works. 

Read the full case here (under U.S. Cases); 

ARISTA RECORDS, LLC v USENET.COM, INC. ( 633 F. Supp. 2d 124) 

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