Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc. Richard Pilegard, W.D. Mitchell, Margaret Mitchell

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1996-01-25

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SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: This is a copyright and trademark enforcement action against the operators of a swap meet, sometimes called a flea market, where third-party vendors routinely sell counterfeit recordings that infringe on the plaintiffs copyrights and trademarks. The district court dismissed on the pleadings, holding that the plaintiffs, as a matter of law, could not mai…

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