BWP Media v. Polyvore

BWP Media sued Polyvore, Inc. – the Internet Service Provider behind the website that allows users to share and edit digital photographs – for copyright infringement. In July 2016, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York held on a motion for summary judgment that the Sony-Betamax case bars all claims for contributory copyright infringement whenever a product or service is “capable of substantial noninfringing uses.” BWP Media appealed to the Second Circuit.

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Procedural History

Southern District of New York (July 15, 2016)
 
Court: Second Circuit
 
Amicus Briefs
 

• Copyright Alliance (Nov. 22, 2016)

 

• MPAA (Nov. 22, 2016)

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