Microsoft Corp. v. Big Boy Distribution LLC’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
2 state decisions
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Applies 17 U.S.C. § 106 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 109 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 501 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 502 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. · Copperweld Corporation v. Independence Tube Corporation
Most-quoted passages
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“[E]ven an unwitting purchaser who buys a copy in the secondary market can be held liable for infringement if the copy was not the subject of a first sale by the copyright holder. Thus unless title to the copy passes through a first sale by the copyright holder, subsequent sales do not confer good title.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“A document may be incorporated by reference in a contract if the contract specifically describes the document and expresses the parties' intent to be bound by its terms.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“acted in their personal interests, wholly and separately from the corporation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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