Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kenneth E. Kuffner, Kuffner & Associates, Jeffrey Lowell Streets, Houston, TX, David Michael Gunn (argued), Russell Stanley Post, Hogan, Dubos & Townsend, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Patrick J. Feeney (argued), Austin, TX, John Russel Feather, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.
Charles S. Sims, Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, for Association of American Publishers, Inc., The Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American University Presses, Inc., The National Music Publishers Association, Inc., Software Publishers Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., Training Media Association, Amici Curiae.
Carey R. Ramos, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for Association of American Publishers, Inc., The Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American University Presses, Inc., The National Music Publishers Association, Inc., Software Publishers Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., Amici Curiae.
Peter L. Felcher, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for Association of American Publishers, Inc., The Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American University Presses, Inc., The National Music Publishers Association, Inc., Software Publishers Association, Amici Curiae.
Jon Alan Baumgarten, Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, for Association of American Publishers, Inc., The Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American University Presses, Inc., The National Music Publishers Association, Inc., Software Publishers Association, Training Media Association, Amici Curiae.
Charles J. Sanders, National Music Publishers Association, New York City, for Association of American Publishers, Inc., The Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American University Presses, Inc., The National Music Publishers Association, Inc., Software Publishers Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., Amici Curiae.
Stephanie A. Gore, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for The National Music Publishers Association, Inc., Amicus Curiae.
Michael R. Klipper, Meyer & Klipper, Washington, DC, for American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Business Software Alliance, Inc., Information Industry Association, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Recording Industry Association of America, Reed Elsevier, Inc., Time Warner, Inc., Amici Curiae.
Christopher Allan Meyer, Meyer & Klipper, Washington, DC, for American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Business Software Alliance, Inc., Information Industry Association, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Recording Industry Association of America, Amici Curiae.
Joseph N. Welch, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson, Chicago, IL, for American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae.
Martin H. Redish, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for International Trademark Association, Amicus Curiae.
Richard Loren Stanley, Arnold, White & Durkee, Houston, TX, for The Regents of the University of California, Amicus Curiae.
Bruce E. Boyden, Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, for Training Media Association, Amicus Curiae.
Before KING, Chief Judge, and JONES and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.