9th Circuit Finds Usenet Provider Not Liable For Infringement Of Adult Pictures

Mealey's (January 23, 2017, 2:15 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — An adult entertainment site operator failed to establish that a usenet provider acted volitionally in or obtained any direct financial benefit from its users’ infringing of the site’s copyrighted images, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 23, affirming dismissal of direct and indirect infringement claims against the defendant (Perfect 10 Inc. v. Giganews Inc., et al., No. 15—55500, 15-55523 and 15-56026, 9th Cir.)....