9th Circuit addresses vicarious liability

[Greg Broiles <gbroiles@darkwing.uoregon.edu>]

The 9th Circuit issued a ruling today in _Fonovisa v. Cherry Auction_
overturning an ED CA district court's ruling re vicarious liability for
copyright and trademark infringement. If I remember correctly, the lower
court's ruling was one of those relied upon by Judge Whyte in his recent
_Netcom_ ruling. In any event, it looks like it's an important development
in vicarious liability and thus liability for ISP's and remailers and other
providers of electronic "space" or conduit.

http://www.callaw.com/9415715.html

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