Contributory Infringement and ISP liability

  • Sega v. MAPHIA

    • ISP held liable for distribution of video games
  • Playboy v. Frena

    • ISP held liable for distribution of Playboy images even without knowledge
  • RTC v. Netcom

    • Church of Scientology sues over Usenet posts of copyrighted works. Court dismisses all claims save contributory infringement, and then only after notice.

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This page last updated: 18 Aug 2008