Napster Cases
Directory of info on the legal disputes surrounding the Napster peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing service
(principally used for trading MP3 music files).
Bankruptcy Court
- Objection of Certain Record Companies to Proposed Napster Sale [PDF 410k]
Appeal from motion to modify preliminary injunction
- Ninth Circuit ruling affirming [PDF 193k]
Appeal from grant of preliminary injunction
- Ninth Circuit ruling affirming in part and reversing in part [PDF 2.5m]
- Oral Arguments [Links to MP3s 46k]
Briefs
- Napster's Reply Brief [PDF 99k]
- Plaintiffs' Opposition Brief [PDF 1.2m]
- Napster's Opening Brief [PDF 216k]
Amicus Briefs
- Brief of Ad Hoc Copyright Coalition, Commercial Internet Exchange, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Information Technology Association of America, Netcoalition.com, United States Internet Industry Association, and United States Telecommunications Association as Amici Curiae Supporting None of the Parties [PDF 1.1m]
- Amicus Curiae Brief of the Consumer Electronics Association, the Digital Future Coalition, and the Computer & Communications Industry Association in Support of Reversal [PDF 861k]
- Brief of Digital Media Association as Neutral Amicus Curiae [PDF 911k]
- Brief of Scour, Inc. as Neutral Amicus Curiae [PDF 551k]
- Amici Curiae Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. and Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund [PDF 80k]
- Amended Brief Amicus Curiae of copyright law professors in support of reversal [PDF 52k]
- Brief of United States as Amicus
Curiae [PDF, 68K]
- Brief of ACLU as Amicus Curiae in support of Reversal (coming soon)
Ninth Circuit ruling granting stay of preliminary injunction pending appeal [PDF 225k]
Recording Industry's opposition to motion for stay [PDF 1.5m]
Napster's motion for stay pending appeal [PDF 128k]
District Court
Summary Judgment Proceedings
- Order denying motion for summary judgment
[PDF 259k]
- Music Industry Motion for Summary Judgment
[PDF 479k]
Napster Motion to Dismiss Fonovisa
- Order Denying Motion to Dismiss [PDF 84k | HTML]
Interim Proceedings relating to Preliminary Injuction
- Recording Industry's Report on Napster's Non-Compliance (March 27, 2001) [PDF 125k]
- Napster Compliance Report 3 (April 3, 2001) [PDF 100k]
- Napster Compliance Report 2 (March 20, 2001) [PDF 64k]
- Napster Compliance Report 1 (March 12, 2001) [PDF 128k]
Music Industry Motion for Preliminary Injuction
- Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction [PDF 117k | HTML]
- Transcript of Oral bench ruling granting motion for preliminary injunction [HTML 52k]
Briefs
- Plaintiffs' Opening brief [PDF 1.5m]
- Napster's Opposition brief [PDF 182k]
- Plaintiffs' Reply brief [PDF 1 732k; PDF 2 1005k; PDF 3 1023k; PDF 4 1.0m]
Napster's Motion to Dismiss (DMCA safe harbor)
- Order Denying Motion to Dismiss [PDF 73k | HTML]
Briefs
- Napster's Opening Brief [Comng Soon]
- Plaintiffs' Opposition Brief [PDF 68k]
- Napster's Reply Brief [Coming Soon]
Complaints and Answers
- Recording Industry's Complaint for Contributory and Vicarious Copyright Infringement [PDF 51k]
