United States Ninth Circuit

Silvers v. Sony Pictures Entm't, 01-56069

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An assignee who holds an accrued claim for copyright infringement, but who has no legal or beneficial interest in the copyright itself, may not institute an action for infringement.

Appellate Information

Argued 10/12/2004
Submitted 10/12/2004
Decided 03/25/2005
Published 03/25/2005

Judges

Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, and REINHARDT, RYMER, KLEINFELD, GRABER, WARDLAW, FISHER, GOULD, PAEZ, BERZON, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Court

United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

For Appellant:
Robert H. Rotstein, McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles, California, for the amicus curiae.

For Appellees:
Ronald S. Rauchberg, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York, and George P. Schiavelli, Reed Smith Crosby Heafey LLP, Los Angeles, California, Benjamin G. Shatz, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant., Steven Glaser, Gelfand Rappaport & Glaser, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.