PERFECT 10, INC., v. VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION; FIRST DATA CORPORATION; CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; HUMBOLDT OPINION BANK; MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. No. 05-15170 (9th Cir. July 3, 2007)
“Perfect 10, Inc. (Perfect 10) sued Visa International Service Association, MasterCard International Inc., and several affiliated banks and data processing services (collectively, the Defendants), alleging secondary liability under
Contributory/Vicarious Liability
Australian Flea Market Operators Want To Know:
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Contributory/Vicarious Liability, International
Why is it infringement to authorize infringement of copyright or patent, but not trade mark? Horsehair wig wearer Warwick Rothnie discusses a case brought by LVMH against an Australian ‘trash and treasure’ market.
Discussion Of Secondary Liability Of Flea Market
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Contributory/Vicarious Liability
Foley & Lardner: “Flea Market’s Theory of Secondary Liability Doesn’t Fit, So Court Doesn’t Buy” discussing Arista Records v. Flea World (DNJ 03-2670 3/31/06 (Flea market held to be contributory infringer based on vendor’s sale of infringing CDs).