In Re: Napster, Inc. Copyright Litigation UMG Recording, Inc. v. Bertsmann Ag

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 13, 200706-15886California10,530 words

Opinion

Opinion

William A. Fletcher, J.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: NAPSTER, INC. COPYRIGHT 

LITIGATION,

UMG RECORDING, INC.; INTERSCOPE

RECORDS; MOTOWN RECORD

COMPANY, L.P.; JERRY LEIBER;

MIKE STOLLER, individually and dba as Mike Stoller Music; FRANK

MUSIC CORPORATION; PEER

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, on No. 06-15886 behalf of themselves & all others D.C. Nos. similarly situated; CAPITOL

CV-00-01369-MHP

RECORDS, INC.; CAROLINE RECORDS,

INC.; NOO TRYBE RECORDS, INC.;

 CV-04-01166-MHP

CV-04-01671-MHP

VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC.;

CV-04-01351-MHP

NARADA PRODUCTIONS, INC.; HIGHER

CV-04-02121-MHP

OCTAVE MUSIC, INC.; PRIORITY

RECORDS LLC; FOREFRONT

COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.;

JUBILEE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.;

EMI CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, INC.;

BRIDGEPORT MUSIC, INC.;

SOUTHFIELD MUSIC, INC.;

WESTBOUND RECORDS, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. 

3065 3066 IN RE: NAPSTER, INC.

BERTELSMANN AG; BERTELSMANN, 

INC.; BEMUSIC, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants, and

HUMMER WINBLAD VENTURE

PARTNERS; HUMMER WINBLAD 

VENTURE PARTNERS IV, LP;

HUMMER WINBLAD TECHNOLOGY

FUND IV, LP; HUMMER…

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