CopyrightS.D.N.Y.1:20-cv-04160Closed

Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive

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Summary

Major publishers sue Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its Open Library digital lending program.

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Counsel of record

For the plaintiff
For the defendant
Other counsel (amici, etc.)
Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket no.
1:20-cv-04160
Nature of suit
Copyright
Filed
2020-06-01
Last filing
2024-09-25
Terminated
2023-08-11

Cause

17:101 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Penguin Random House LLC (plaintiff) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (plaintiff) HarperCollins Publishers LLC (plaintiff) Hachette Book Group, Inc. (plaintiff) Does 1 Through 5 (defendant) Internet Archive (defendant) The Authors Guild, Inc., Western Writers of America, Canadian Authors Association, American Photographic Artists, The Writers Union of Canada, International Authors Forum, American Society of Media Ph (amicus) Copyright Alliance (amicus) International Rightholders (amicus) Professors and Scholars of Copyright Law (amicus) Kevin L. Smith (amicus) Kenneth D. Crews (amicus) Authors Alliance (amicus) Copyright Scholars (amicus) Michelle M Wu (amicus) AMICI CURIAE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW PROFESSORS (amicus) Library Futures Institute, EveryLibrary Institute, and ReadersFirst (amicus)

Docket entries

  1. 2024-09-25

    Transmission of USCA Mandate/Order to District Judge

  2. 2023-09-11

    Appeal Record Sent to USCA (Electronic File). Certified Indexed record on Appeal Electronic Files for 219 Notice of Appeal filed by Internet Archive were transmitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals.(km)

  3. 2023-09-11

    Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Appeal

  4. 2023-04-07

    Oral Argument

  5. 2023-02-17

    Set/Reset Hearings: Telephone Conference set for 3/20/2023 at 01:00 PM before Judge John G. Koeltl. (yv)

  6. 2022-10-14

    Sealed Document

  7. 2022-09-09

    Sealed Document

  8. 2022-07-14

    Sealed Document

  9. 2022-07-11

    Sealed Document

  10. 2022-02-01

    Notice Regarding Deficient Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

  11. 2022-01-21

    Order

  12. 2022-01-07

    Notice Regarding Deficient Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

  13. 2021-12-15

    Status Conference

  14. 2021-09-08

    Set/Reset Deadlines: Deposition due by 12/17/2021. Fact Discovery due by 12/17/2021. Responses due by 6/10/2022 Replies due by 7/8/2022. (mml)

  15. 2020-07-01

    Notice Regarding Pro Hac Vice Motion

  16. 2020-06-30

    Pro Hac Vice Fee Due

  17. 2020-06-30

    Notice Regarding Deficient Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

  18. 2020-06-26

    Notice Regarding Deficient Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

  19. 2020-06-02

    Case Designated ECF. (jgo)

  20. 2020-06-02

    ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Elizabeth A. McNamara. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: County code Albany; Fee Status code due (due);. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to New York; the Fee Status code has been modified to pd (paid);. (jgo)

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