A & M Records Inc. v. Napster Inc.
United States District Court, N.D. California
114 F. Supp. 2d 896 (N.D. Cal 2000)
Relevant factsFree
A&M Records (plaintiff) sued Napster Inc. (defendant), which ran a peer-to-peer service letting users share MP3 files. Napster did not upload copyrighted material itself but could block infringing users and remove infringing material. A&M alleged Napster facilitated unauthorized transfers of copyrighted music, and Napster asserted fair use.
IssueFree
Whether the fair-use defense to copyright infringement applies to the sharing of copyrighted music through a music file-sharing program.