CAPITOL RECORDS, LLC v. VIMEO, LLC

Docket Nos. 14-1048/1049/1067/1068 August Term, 2015.

826 F.3d 78 (2016)

CAPITOL RECORDS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Caroline Records, Inc., a New York Corporation, Virgin Records America, Inc., a California Corporation, EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., a Connecticut Corporation, EMI April Music, Inc., a Connecticut Corporation, EMI Virgin Music, Inc., a New York Corporation, Colgems-EMI Music, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., a New York Corporation, EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., a New York Corporation, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., a New York Corporation, Stone Diamond Music Corporation, a Michigan Corporation, EMI U Catalog, Inc., a New York Corporation, Jobete Music Co., Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. VIMEO, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, a/k/a Vimeo.com, Connected Ventures, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, and Does, 1-20 inclusive, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 16, 2016.

As Amended: June 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen M. Sullivan , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY ( Robert L. Raskopf , Todd Anten , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Michael A. Cheah , Vimeo, LLC, New York, NY & Rachel Herrick Kassabian , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Redwood Shores, CA on the brief), for Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

Carter G. Phillips , Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC ( Russell J. Frackman , Marc E. Mayer , Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Constantine L. Trela, Jr. , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL; Christine Lepera , Jeffrey M. Movit , New York, NY, Kwaku A. Akowuah , Washington, DC on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

Matt Schruers , Computer & Communications Industry Association, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Computer & Communications Industry Association.

Corynne McSherry , Vera Ranieri , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Sherwin Siy , Public Knowledge, Washington, DC; Art Neill , Teri Karobonik , New Media Rights, San Diego, CA; Elizabeth Rosenblatt , Rebecca Tushnet , Organization for Transformative Works, New York, NY, Emma Llansó , Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Organization for Transformative Works, The Center for Democracy and Technology, Public Knowledge, and New Media Rights.

Michael Elkin , Thomas P. Lane , Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Robert Turner , Yahoo!, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; A. John P. Mancini , Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, for amici curiae Google Inc., Facebook, Inc., Yahoo!, Inc., and Microsoft, Inc.

Brian M. Willen , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY; Sara E. Rowe , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA, for amici curiae Pinterest, Inc., Tumblr, Inc., and Twitter, Inc.

Thomas G. Hentoff , Jessica S. Richard , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for amici curiae Recording Industry Association of America, Inc., American Association of Independent Music Inc., National Music Publishers' Association, Inc., The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American Publishers, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Andrew H. Bart , Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY; Luke C. Platzer , J. Douglas Wilson , Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae The Copyright Alliance.

Before: LEVAL, HALL, LYNCH, Circuit Judges:


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