No. 18-1430

ReDigi Inc., et al. v. Capitol Records, LLC, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response Waived
Tags: copyright copyright-law copyright-reproduction digital-distribution electronic-transfer exhaustion exhaustion-doctrine fair-use first-sale-doctrine reproduction-right statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether lawful purchasers of iTunes music files are entitled to freely alienate those digital phonorecords under the first sale doctrine

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Under 17 U.S.C. § 109(a), is the acknowledged owner of a particular digital phonorecord lawfully purchased via electronic distribution under 17 U.S.C. § 106(8) entitled to freely alienate that digital phonorecord electronically? 2. Consistent with the first sale and exhaustion doctrines embodied in 17 U.S.C. § 109(a), can the electronic disposition of a lawfully acquired digital phonorecord simultaneously violate the copyright owner’s exclusive right of reproduction under 17 U.S.C. § 106(1) even though no additional copies or phonorecords are created? 3. If yes, is the alleged violation of the reproduction right nonetheless a fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107?

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by OmniQ GRANTED.
2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-19
Letter of June 19, 2019 from counsel for petitioners received. (Distributed)
2019-06-11
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by OmniQ. (Distributed)
2019-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-31
Letter of May 29, 2019 from counsel for respondents received.
2019-05-21
Waiver of right of respondents Capitol Records, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
2019-05-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 13, 2019)
2019-03-04
Application (18A898) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 11, 2019.
2019-03-01
Application (18A898) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 12, 2019 to May 11, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Capitol Records, LLC, et al.
Richard S. MandelCowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., Respondent
Richard S. MandelCowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., Respondent
OmniQ
John T. MitchellInteraction Law, Amicus
John T. MitchellInteraction Law, Amicus
REDIGI INC., JOHN OSSENMACHER, et al.
C. Dennis LoomisBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, Petitioner
C. Dennis LoomisBAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, Petitioner