United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiff's claim for tortious interference is dismissed where defendant's actions, compliant with the notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, were privileged and not unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2004
• Decided 12/01/2004
• Published 12/01/2004

Judges

• RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  FARRIS, NOONAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James H. Fosbinder, Fosbinder & Fosbinder, A Law Corporation, Kahului, Hawaii, for the plaintiff-appellant., Steven A. Marenberg, Irell & Manella, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for amici curiae American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, et al., James J. Halpert, Piper Rudnick, LLP, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae NetCoalition and Internet Commerce Coalition.


• For Appellees:
  
• Russell J. Frackman and Elena Segal, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP, Los Angeles, California, and Paul Maki, a Law Corporation, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the defendant-appellee.