December 10, 2010 Legal Filings
Publishers Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae that have a deep interest in the legal regime
governing intellectual property in digital media in support of
plaintiffs. They are Advance Publications, Inc., Association Of
American Publishers, Association Of American University Presses, The
Associated Press, The Center For The Rule Of Law, Gannett Co., Inc.,
Icbc Broadcast Holdings, Inc., Institute For Policy Innovation, The
Ladies Professional Golf Association, The Mcclatchy Company, The Media
Institute, Minority Media & Telecommunications Council, Inc., National
Association Of Black Owned Broadcasters, The National Football League,
Newspaper Association Of America, Picture Archive Council Of America,
Professional Photographers Of America, Radio Television Digital News
Association, Rosetta Stone Ltd., The E.W. Scripps Company, Sports Rights
Owners Coalition, The Washington Post and Zuffa, Llc.
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Microsoft and Electronic Arts Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by Microsoft Corporation and Electronic Arts Inc.
("EA") in support of plaintiffs.
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Music Industry Amicus Brief
Brief of amici curiae who are individuals, companies, associations, and
organizations that create or whose members create a wide variety of musical
compositions and sound recordings. Collectively, Amici represent hundreds of
thousands of songwriters, composers, music publishers, recording artists, and others
who own millions of copyrights. They Are Broadcast Music, Inc. ("BMI"), American
Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers ("ASCAP"), Sesac, Inc. ("Sesac"), The
Society Of Composers And Lyricists ("SCL"), The Association Of Independent Music
Publishers ("AIMP"), The Songwriters Guild Of America ("SGA"), The Recording
Academy, The Nashville Songwriters Association International ("NSAI"), American
Association Of Independent Music ("A2IM"), Music Publishers' Association Of The
United States ("MPA"), Lisa Thomas Music Services, LLC, Garth Brooks, Bruce Hornsby,
Boz Scaggs, Sting, Roger Waters; Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe
Walsh (The Eagles).
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"MPAA" and "IFTA"® Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by the Motion Picture Association of America and the Independent Film & Television Alliance® in support of plaintiffs.
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"IIPI" Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by the International Intellectual Property Institute ("IIPI") in support of plaintiffs. IIPI is an international development organization and think tank dedicated to increasing awareness of intellectual property as a tool for sustainable economic growth.
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"AFTRA" Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by the American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists ("AFTRA"), Directors Guild of America, Inc. ("DGA"), the
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada ("AFM")
and the Screen Actors Guild, Inc. ("SAG") in support of plaintiffs.
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Economists Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by professors and scholars in support of
plaintiffs. These scholars focus their work on the economic incentives
of legal liability rules. They are Matthew L. Spitzer (University of
Texas at Austin), John R. Allison (University of Texas at Austin),
Robert G. Bone (University of Texas at Austin), Hugh C. Hansen (Fordham
University School of Law), Michael S. Knoll (University of
Pennsylvania), Reinier H. Kraakman (Harvard Law School), Alan Schwartz
(Yale Law School) and Robert E. Scott (Columbia Law School).
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"WLF" Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by the Washington Legal Foundation ("WLF") in
support of plaintiffs. WLF is a non-profit, public interest law and
policy center with supporters in all 50 states.
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IP Law Professors Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by law professors who teach and write about
copyright law and Internet law at law schools throughout the United
States in support of plaintiffs. They are Howard B. Abrams (University
of Detroit Mercy School of Law), Zoe Argento (Roger Williams University
School of Law), Bruce E. Boyden (Marquette University Law School), Hugh
C. Hansen (Fordham University Law School), William D. Henslee (Florida
A&M University College of Law), Connie Davis Powell (Baylor University
School of Law) and Tracy L. Reilly (University of Dayton School of Law).
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Law Professors Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by law professors and scholars who teach and
write in the fields of intellectual property law, torts, media law, and related areas of law
and economics in support of plaintiffs. They are Ron Cass (Boston
University School of Law), Ray Nimmer (University of Houston Law Center)
and Stuart Brotman (Harvard Law School).
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Business Software Alliance Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by the Business Software Alliance ("BSA"), an
association of the world's leading software companies and their hardware
partners, in support of plaintiffs.
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CBS Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by CBS Corporation ("CBS"), a creator and
distributor of many of the nation's most popular television programs and
other content, in support of plaintiffs.
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May 10, 2010 Legal Filings
"ASCAP" Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Sesac, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., NBC Universal, Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Association of American Publishers, Center for the Rule of Law, Institute for Policy Innovation, the Media Institute, Picture Archive Council of America, Professional Photographers of America, Rosetta Stone Ltd., and Zuffa, LLC in support of plaintiffs.
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Washington Legal Foundation Amicus Brief
Brief of amicus curiae by Washington Legal Foundation in support of plaintiffs.
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"AFTRA" Amicus Brief – 5/10/2010
Brief of amicus curiae by American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and Screen Actors Guild in support of plaintiffs.
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