Nancey Silvers v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2005-03-25

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Opinion by Judge GRABER. Dissenting Opinions by Judges BERZON and BEA. *883 GRABER, Circuit Judge. May an assignee who holds an accrued claim for copyright infringement, but who has no legal or beneficial interest in the copyright itself, institute an action for infringement? After analyzing the 1976 Copyright Act and its history, as well as the scant…

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