United States Ninth Circuit

In a copyright action, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants is affirmed and the court held that a party raising a first sale defense to copyright infringement bears an initial burden with respect to the defense which, once met, shifts the burden back to the copyright owner to establish absence of a first sale.

Appellate Information

• Published 2015/12/30

Judges

• MCKEOWN

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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