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A&M RECORDS, INC. v. NAPSTER, INC.

Nos. 01-15998, 01-16308, 01-16003, 01-16011.

284 F.3d 1091 (2002)

A&M RECORDS, INC., a corporation; Geffen Records, Inc., a corporation; Interscope Records, a general partnership; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., a corporation; MCA Records, Inc., a corporation; Atlantic Recording Corporation; Island Records, Inc., a corporation; Motown Record Company, LP, a limited partnership; Capitol Records, Inc., a corporation; La Face Records, a joint venture; BMG Music d/b/a The RCA Records Label, a general partnership; Universal Records, Inc., a corporation; Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc., a corporation; Arista Records, Inc., a corporation; Sire Records Group, Inc., a corporation; Polygram Records, Inc., a corporation; Virgin Records America, Inc., a corporation; Warner Bros. Records, Inc., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NAPSTER, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Jerry Leiber, individually and doing business as Jerry Leiber Music; Mike Stoller, individually and doing business as Mike Stoller Music; Frank Music Corporation, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Napster, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. In re Napster, Inc., A&M Records, Inc., a corporation; Geffen Records, Inc., a corporation; Interscope Records, a general partnership; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., a corporation; MCA Records, Inc., a corporation; Atlantic Recording Corporation, a corporation; Island Records, Inc., a corporation; Motown Record Company, L.P., a limited partnership; Capitol Records, Inc., a corporation; La Face Records, a joint venture; BMG Music d/b/a The RCA Records Label, a general partnership; Universal Records, Inc., a corporation; Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc., a corporation; Arista Records, Inc., a corporation; Sire Records Group, Inc., a corporation; Polygram Records, Inc., a corporation; Virgin Records America, Inc., a corporation; Warner Bros. Records, Inc., a corporation; Andre Young; Metallica; Casanova Records; Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller; Frank Music Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Tee Vee Toons; Matthew Katz; E/M Ventures; Creeping Death Music; Aftermath Entertainment; Emusic.Com, Inc.; The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Plaintiffs, v. Napster, Inc., Defendant-Appellant, and Fred Drust; John Fanning; Hummer Winblad; Hank Barry; Bob Bozeman; Yosi Amram; Shawn Fanning, Defendants. In re Napster, Inc., A&M Records, Inc., a corporation; Geffen Records, Inc., a corporation; Interscope Records, a general partnership; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., a corporation; MCA Records, Inc., a corporation; Atlantic Recording Corporation, a corporation; Island Records, Inc., a corporation; Motown Record Company, L.P., a limited partnership; Capitol Records, Inc., a corporation; La Face Records, a joint venture; BMG Music d/b/a The RCA Records Label, a general partnership; Universal Records, Inc., a corporation; Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc., a corporation; Arista Records, Inc., a corporation; Sire Records Group, Inc., a corporation; Polygram Records, Inc., a corporation; Virgin Records America, Inc., a corporation; Warner Bros. Records, Inc., a corporation; Andre Young; Metallica; Casanova Records; Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller; Frank Music Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Tee Vee Toons; Matthew Katz; E/M Ventures; Creeping Death Music; Aftermath Entertainment; Emusic.Com, Inc.; The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Plaintiffs, v. Napster, Inc., Defendant-Appellant, and Fred Drust; John Fanning; Hummer Winblad; Hank Barry; Bob Bozeman; Yosi Amram; Shawn Fanning, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell J. Frackman, argued, George M. Borkowski, Peter B. Gelblum, Jeffrey D. Goldman, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for A & M Records, Inc. et al., plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Carey R. Ramos, argued, Aidan Synnott, Michael C. Keats, Lewis E. Farberman, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY, Jeffrey G. Knowles, Keith Evans-Orville, Julia D. Greer, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, San Francisco, California, for Jerry Leiber et al., plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Lawrence S. Robbins, argued, Roy T. Englert, Jr., Alan Untereiner, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP, Washington, DC, Laurence F. Pulgram, David Hayes, Fenwick & West LLP, San Francisco, CA, Steven Holtzman, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Armonk, NY, Steven M. Cohen, Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP, New York, NY, Joseph W. Cotchett, Jr., Cotchett Pitre & Simon, Burlingame, CA, for Napster, Inc., defendant-appellee-cross-appellant.

Dale M. Cendali, Diana M. Torres, Elyssa M. Getreu, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for amici Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., American Film Marketing Association, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., American Society of Media Photographers, Association of American Publishers, Business Software Alliance, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Jazz Journalists Association, Professional Photographers of America, and Software & Information Industry Association.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, BEEZER and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

BEEZER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves challenges to a modified preliminary injunction entered by the district court on remand from a prior appeal, A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir.2001). At issue is the district court's order forcing Napster to disable its file transferring service until certain conditions are met to achieve full compliance with the modified preliminary injunction. We entered...

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