COSTAR GROUP, INC. v. LOOPNET, INC.

No. 03-1911.

373 F.3d 544 (2004)

COSTAR GROUP, INCORPORATED; CoStar Realty Information, Incorporated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LOOPNET, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee. BMG Music; EMI Music, North America; Sony Music Entertainment, Incorporated; Universal Music Group; Univision Music, LLC; Columbia Pictures Industries, Incorporated; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Incorporated; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios, LLLP, Amici Supporting Appellants, Bellsouth Telecommunications, Incorporated; Netcoalition; Ebay Incorporated; Computer & Communications Industry Association; Google Incorporated; Yahoo! Incorporated; Amazon.Com, Incorporated; United States Internet Service Provider Association; Verizon Communications, Incorporated; U.S. Internet Industry Association, Amici Supporting Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jonathan D. Hacker, O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Kurt B. Opsahl, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., San Francisco, California, for Appellee. Bruce G. Joseph, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Amici Supporting Appellee. ON BRIEF: Walter Dellinger, O'MELVENY & MYERS, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Kenneth B. Wilson, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., San Francisco, California, for Appellee. Paul B. Gaffney, Joseph M. Terry, Manish K. Mital, Williams & Connolly, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Amici Supporting Appellants. Scott E. Bain, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Amici Supporting Appellee.

Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

CoStar Group, Inc. and CoStar Realty Information, Inc. (collectively "CoStar"), a copyright owner of numerous photographs of commercial real estate, commenced this copyright infringement action against LoopNet, Inc., an Internet service provider, for direct infringement under &...

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