United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant ISP is not liable for the direct copyright infringement of its users because it was not a duplicator itself, but rather was simply the owner and manager of a system used by others to post infringing items on its website.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2004
• Published 06/21/2004

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Jonathan D. Hacker, O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Kurt B. Opsahl, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., San Francisco, California, for Appellee.  Bruce G. Joseph, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Amici Supporting Appellee.   ON BRIEF:Walter Dellinger, O'MELVENY & MYERS, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Kenneth B. Wilson, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., San Francisco, California, for Appellee.  Paul B. Gaffney, Joseph M. Terry, Manish K. Mital, Williams & Connolly, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Amici Supporting Appellants.  Scott E. Bain, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Amici Supporting Appellee.