GREEN v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 21-5195.

54 F.4th 738 (2022)

Matthew D. GREEN, et al., Appellants v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corynne McSherry argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Kit Walsh , Brian M. Willen , and Lauren Gallo White .

Rebecca Tushnet and Catherine Crump were on the brief for amici curiae Copyright Scholars Pamela Samuelson and Rebecca Tushnet in support of appellants.

Jack I. Lerner was on the brief for amici curiae Kartemquin Educational Films and International Documentary Association in support of appellants.

Jonathan Skinner-Thompson was on the brief for amicus curiae Accessibility, Security, and Repair Fair Users in support of appellants.

Daniel Tenny , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Scott R. McIntosh , Attorney. Sonia M. Carson and Adam C. Jed , Attorneys, entered appearances.

Eleanor M. Lackman and John Matthew DeWeese Williams were on the brief for amici curiae Association of American Publishers, Inc. et al. in support of appellees.

David Jonathan Taylor was on the brief for amici curiae DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et al. in support of appellees.

Before: Walker, Circuit Judge, and Rogers and Tatel, Senior Circuit Judges.


In this digital age, when content creators choose to make their copyrighted materials—like books, movies, and music— available online, they employ computer code to block unauthorized access, copying, and use. To fortify the protection offered by that code, Congress enacted the Digital Millennium Copyright...

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