Capitol Records v. Rita Carmichael’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 17 U.S.C. § 101 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 502 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 503 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 504 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 505 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
Relies on A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. · Nishimatsu Construction Co. v. Houston National Bank · Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA), Inc. v. Alcantara · Chudasama · Ca 79-3781 United Artists Corporation v. Freeman
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] default is not `an absolute confession by the defendant of his liability and of the plaintiff's right to recover,' but is instead merely `an admission of the facts cited in the Complaint, which by themselves may or may not be sufficient to establish a defendant's liability.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“`a default judgment cannot stand on a complaint that fails to state a claim'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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