A & M Records v. Abdallah
United States District Court for the Central District of California
948 F. Supp. 1449 (1996)
- Written by Eric Miller, JD
Facts
Mohammed Abdallah (defendant) owned and operated General Audio Video Cassettes, Inc., a California corporation specializing in blank cassette tapes and duplicating equipment. Abdallah also sold blank audiotapes that were timed to customers’ requested lengths, called time-loaded audiotapes. At least three of Abdallah’s customers used these tapes to duplicate copyrighted music for unauthorized sale. A group of 26 record companies (plaintiffs) sued various corporations and individuals over counterfeiting in federal district court. All defendants except for Abdallah either failed to respond or settled before trial. At trial, testimony by an employee of Abdallah established that Abdallah was aware of his customers’ counterfeiting activities, sometimes making specific references to the artists or albums that would be copied.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Waters, J.)
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