A & M Records Inc. v. Napster Inc. II
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
239 F.3d 1004 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
A&M Records (plaintiff) sued Napster (defendant) for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement based on its peer-to-peer program, which let users upload and download copyrighted music. The trial court found Napster likely liable and granted a preliminary injunction, which Napster appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the operator of a software program may be secondarily liable for copyright infringement where the program's users employ it to upload and share copyrighted music.
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