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Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, 464 U.S. 417 (1984) Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. No. 81-1687 Argued January 18, 1983 Reargued October 3, 1983 Decided January 17, 1984 464 U.S. 417 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus
Sony Corporation of America manufactured and sold the "Betamax" home video tape recorder (VTR). Universal City Studios owned the copyrights to television programs broadcast on public airwaves. Universal sued Sony for copyright infringement, alleging that because consumers used Sony's Betamax to record Universal's copyrighted works, Sony was ...
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Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984), also known as the " Betamax case ", is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the making of individual copies of complete television shows for purposes of time shifting does not constitute copyright infringement, but can instead be ...
In 1976, respondents Universal City Studios, Inc., and Walt Disney Productions (Studios) brought this copyright infringement action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against, among others, petitioners Sony Corporation, a Japanese corporation, and Sony Corporation of America, a New York corporation, the ...
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464 U.S. 417 (1984) Plaintiff-appellees, Universal City Studios and Walt Disney Productions, were producers of motion pictures and other audiovisual works for television broadcasting. They alleged that defendant-appellants, Sony Corporation and Sony Corp. of America, were contributorily liable for infringing their copyrights by manufacturing ...
Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.. Facts: Sony's development of 'Betamax' technology enabled individuals to tape record television shows and videos and to potentially commit copyright violations. Universal Studios and Disney saw this as a threat and opted to sue Sony alleging that Sony was liable for any copyright infringement committed by users of its technology.
