BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT v. COX COMMUNICATIONS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael S. Elkin , WINSTON & STRAWN LLP, New York, New York, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Michael J. Allan , STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ON BRIEF: Thomas P. Lane , New York, New York, Jennifer A. Golinveaux , Thomas J. Kearney , San Francisco, California, Steffen N. Johnson , Christopher E. Mills , WINSTON & STRAWN LLP, Washington, D.C.; Craig C. Reilly , Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. William G. Pecau , John M. Caracappa , Jeffrey M. Theodore , STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP, Washington, D.C.; Walter D. Kelly, Jr. , HAUSFELD, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Seth D. Greenstein , CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Consumer Technology Association and Computer & Communications Industry Association. Jonathan Band , JONATHAN BAND PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amici American Council on Education, Association of American Universities, Educause, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities, National Association of College and University Business Officers, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, and National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. David E. Weslow , Brett A. Shumate , Ari S. Meltzer , WILEY REIN LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus United States Telecom Association. Ross J. Lieberman , AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION, Washington, D.C.; John D. Seiver , Ronald G. London , William W. Hellmuth , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus American Cable Association. Andrew L. Deutsch , DLA PIPER LLP, New York, New York, for Amicus Internet Commerce Coalition. Mitchell L. Stoltz , ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, San Francisco, California; Charles Duan , PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, Washington, D.C., for Amici Public Knowledge, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Center for Democracy & Technology. George M. Borkowski , RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC., Washington, D.C.; Kannon K. Shanmugam , Thomas G. Hentoff , Connor S. Sullivan , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. Linda M. Burrow , Eric S. Pettit , Albert Giang , Alison Mackenzie , CALDWELL LESLIE & PROCTOR, PC, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus The Copyright Alliance. Erich C. Carey , Vice President & Senior Counsel, Litigation, NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus National Music Publishers' Association. Jacqueline C. Charlesworth , New York, New York, for Amici National Music Publishers' Association and Nashville Songwriters Association International. R. Reeves Anderson , Denver, Colorado, Elisabeth S. Theodore , Washington, D.C., John C. Ulin , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Senior Judge Shedd joined.