Music Publishers Ask High Court To Decide When Direct Copyright Liability Attaches

Mealey's (May 9, 2023, 2:53 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A person who directs employees to commit infringing acts should be found liable for copyright infringement, a group of music publishers tell the U.S. Supreme Court in a petition for certiorari, arguing that the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in finding that liability attaches to the person who “presses the button” in making an infringing copy....