464 U.S. 417 (1984) Cited 967 times 27 Legal Analyses
Holding identical copying of videotapes under unique circumstances of case “[did] not have its ordinary effect of militating against a finding of fair use”
Holding that operators of a swap meet who had reason to know of infringing activity after law enforcement officers raided the flea market and seized counterfeit merchandise may be held liable for contributory trademark infringement
Holding that contributory copyright infringement "requires more than a generalized knowledge . . . of the possibility of infringement"; it requires "specific knowledge of infringement"
17 U.S.C. § 106 Cited 3,745 times 107 Legal Analyses
Granting the owners of copyrights in “literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works” the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly”