PERFECT 10, INC. v. GIGANEWS, INC.

No. 15-55500, No. 15-55523, No. 15-56026.

847 F.3d 657 (2017)

PERFECT 10, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GIGANEWS, INC.; Livewire Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Perfect 10, Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. Giganews, Inc., a Texas corporation; Livewire Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees. Perfect 10, Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. Dr. Norman Zada, Third Party-Appellee, Giganews, Inc., a Texas corporation; Livewire Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 23, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Schultz (argued), Law Offices of David N. Schultz, Los Angeles, California; Eric J. Benink , Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens LLP, San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee and Third Party-Appellee.

Andrew Phillip Bridges (argued), Jedediah Wakefield , Joseph S. Belichick , and Todd R. Gregorian , Fenwick & West LLP, San Francisco, California, for Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Thomas G. Hentoff (argued) and Nicholas G. Gamse , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.; George M. Borkowski , Recording Industry Association of America Inc., Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Recording Industry Association of America, Inc.

Kelly A. Woodruff , Deepak Gupta , and Anthony P. Schoenberg , Farella Braun + Martel LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Association of Research Libraries.

Corynne McSherry , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, California, Of Counsel to Amicus Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Jonathan Band , Policybandwidth, Washington, D.C., Of Counsel to Amici Curiae American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Association of Research Libraries.

Charles Duan , Public Knowledge, Washington, D.C., Of Counsel to Amicus Curiae Public Knowledge.

Seth D. Greenstein , Robert S. Schwartz , and Leigh O. LaMartina , Constantine Cannon LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae i2Coalition, Internet Association and Computer & Communications Industry Association.

Before: Harry Pregerson, Dorothy W. Nelson, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Appellant Perfect 10, Inc. ("Perfect 10" or "P10") challenges the district court's partial dismissal of its direct copyright infringement claim and grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees Giganews, Inc. ("Giganews") and Livewire Services, Inc. ("Livewire") as to all remaining claims. Perfect...

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