Isohunt Rehearing
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Docket No. 10-55946
In the
United States Court of Appeals
for the
Ninth Circuit
COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.,PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION, TRISTAR PICTURES, INC., TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION,UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLLP,UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS, LLLPand WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.GARY FUNG and ISOHUNT WEB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from a Decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California,No. 06-CV-05578
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Honorable Stephen V. Wilson
PETITION FOR PANEL REHEARINGAND REHEARING EN BANC BY APPELLANTS GARY FUNGAND ISOHUNT WEB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
pageIndex of Authorities ..….....….....….....….....….....….....….....….....…....…... iiI. The Panel Decision Applies Erroneous Legal Standards to Find ..…...Fung Liable on Disputed Facts and to Deny Him a Trial by Jury1II. The Panel Decision and the District Court Opinion Combine to ……...Punish Speech that Should Be Protected by the First Amendment5III. The Panel Decision Expands the
Grokster
Rule in Multiple Ways …..that Threaten the Future of Technological Innovation7A. The “Technological Background” set forth in the Panel ……….Decision ignores the “collective BitTorrent ecosystem” anderroneously identifies BitTorrent with systems in
Grokster
8B. The Panel Decision erroneously expands the
Grokster
rule …...from applying to a distributor of a device to applying as amatter of law to any provider of data or online services10C. The Panel Decision erroneously adopts a “loose causation ……theory” that defers actual findings of fact for later proceedings11D. The Panel Decision’s procedure of selective matching ………...between cases is narrow and arbitrary and improperlyexcludes personal testimony13IV. Dismissal of DMCA Defenses through Device Definitions and ……...Because of “Knowledge of a Broad Range of Infringing Activity”Clashes with Legal Standards Based on Trial by Jury14Conclusion ………………………………………………...………………... 15Certificate of Compliance …………………………………………………… 16Exhibit A: Panel Decision (Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Fung),decided 3/21/2013Exhibit B: District Court Opinion (Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v.Fung), decided 12/21/2009Certificate of Service
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INDEX OF AUTHORITIESCASES
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
, 477 U.S. 242 (1986) ..................................... 1, 3, 4
Boim v. Holy Land Fdn,
, 549 F.3d 685 (7th Cir. 2008),
cert. den.sub nom Boim v. Salah
, 130 S.Ct. 458 (2009) ..................................................... 12
Desrosiers v. Flight Int'l
, 156 F.3d 952 (1998) .......................................................11
Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc
., 523 U.S. 340 (1998) ........................ 5
Hendrickson v. eBay, Inc
., 165 F. Supp. 2d 1082 (C.D. Cal. 2001) ........................15
Holmes v. SIPC
., 503 U.S. 258 (1992) .................................................................... 12
Humanitarian Law Project v. Mukasey
, 552 F.3d 916 (9th Cir. Cal., 2009),
aff’d & rev’d in parts sub. nom.
Holder v. Humanitarian LawProject
, 130 S. Ct. 2705 (2010). ............................................................................7
McCoy v. Stewart
, 282 F.3d 626 (9th Cir. 2002)
cert. den.
537 U.S. 993 (2002) ..... 6
MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster,
545 U.S. 913 (2005) .....................................
passim
MGM v. Grokster
, 380 F. 3d 1154 (9
th
Cir. 2004) .....................................................4
Oviatt v. Pearce
, 954 F.2d 1470 (1992) .................................................................. 11
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
, 508 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2007) .....................10
Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill
, 488 F. 3d 1102 (9
th
Cir. 2007) ................................ 10, 14
Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa Int’l Serv. Ass’n
, 494 F.3d 788 (9th Cir. 2007) ..................10
Provenz v. Miller
, 102 F. 3d 1478 (9
th
Cir. 1996) .....................................................4
TW Elec. Serv. v. Pac. Elec. Contr’s Ass’n
, 809 F. 2d 626 (9
th
Cir. 1987) ............... 2
UMG Recordings v. Shelter Capital Partners,
(9th Cir. 3/14/2013) ................ 12, 15
Viacom Int’l, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc
., 676 F.3d 19 (2d Cir. 2012) ....................... 14-15
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
First Amendment .................................................................................................... 5-7Seventh Amendment ..................................................................................................5
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