Ticketmaster, LLC v. RMG Technologies, Inc.

Ticketmaster, LLC v. RMG Technologies, Inc.
CourtUnited States District Court for the Central District of California
Full case name Ticketmaster, LLC v. RMG Technologies, Inc. and Does 1 through 10
DecidedOctober 15, 2007
Docket nos.2:07-cv-02534
Citation507 F. Supp. 2d 1096
Case history
Subsequent actionsMotion to dismiss granted, 536 F. Supp. 2d 1191 (C.D. Cal. 2008).
Court membership
Judge sittingAudrey B. Collins

Ticketmaster LLC v. RMG Technologies, Inc., 507 F. Supp. 2d 1096 (C.D. Cal. 2007),[1] was an infringement case heard by Judge Audrey B. Collins of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

In this particular case, the Court held that Ticketmaster LLC ("Ticketmaster") was likely to prevail on claims of direct and contributory copyright infringement as a result of defendant RMG Technologies Inc. ("RMG") distribution of a software application that permitted its clients to circumvent Ticketmaster.com’s CAPTCHA access controls, and use Ticketmaster’s copyrighted website in a manner that violated the site’s Terms of Use.[2][3] The Court held that RMG was likely to be found guilty of direct copyright infringement because when RMG viewed the site to create and test its product, it made unauthorized copies of Ticketmaster’s site in its computer’s RAM.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Doyle, Charles (April 1, 2011). Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws. DIANE Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-4379-4498-3. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Battersby, Gregory J.; Grimes, Charles W. (March 22, 2010). Licensing Update 2010. Aspen Publishers Online. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7355-9330-5. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Hart, Jonathan D. (November 30, 2008). Internet law: a field guide. BNA Books. p. 472. ISBN 978-1-57018-740-7. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Hawes, James E.; Dietz, Bernard C. (1999). Copyright registration practice. West Group. ISBN 978-0-8366-1394-0. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Ticketmaster, LLC v. RMG Technologies, Inc., 507 F. Supp. 2d 1096 (C.D. Cal. 2007).
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