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UMG Recordings v. Sinnott

300 F. Supp. 2d 993 (2004)

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UMG Recordings v. Sinnott

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
300 F. Supp. 2d 993 (2004)

Facts

Several vendors at the Marysville Flea Market sold pirated copies of popular music. The flea market was owned and operated by Richard Sinnott (defendant). Investigators from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) discovered several instances of bootleg CDs being sold at the flea market. The investigators approached Sinnott, hoping for his cooperation in putting an end to these sales. Sinnott told the investigators to leave. Further investigations revealed approximately 20,000 bootleg CDs or cassettes being sold at the flea market. The RIAA sent Sinnott four letters explaining his potential liability for infringement. Sinnott did not respond. Various RIAA members (the copyright holders) (plaintiffs) brought an infringement suit against the vendors and Sinnott in federal district court. The copyright holders moved for summary judgment as to Sinnott’s liability. Sinnott maintained he was unaware of any infringement and stated he had not read the RIAA’s letters.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (England, J.)

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