Docket for 01-618
| No. 01-618 |
Status: | DECIDED |
| Title: |
Eric Eldred, et al., Petitioners |
| | v. |
| |
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General |
| Docketed: | Lower Ct: |
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| October 11, 2001 | |
(99-5430) |
| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 11 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 13, |
| | 2001) |
| Nov 2 2001 | Order extending time to file response to petition until December |
| | 13, 2001. |
| Nov 26 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Copyright Law Professors filed. |
| Dec 13 2001 | Brief of respondent John D. Ashcroft in opposition filed. |
| Dec 13 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Jack Balkin, Yochai Benkler,Burt Neuborne and |
| | Jed Rubenfield filed. |
| Dec 13 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Internet Archive filed. |
| Dec 13 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, et |
| | al. filed. |
| Dec 13 2001 | Brief amici curiae of American Association of Law Libraries, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Dec 19 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2002 |
| Dec 20 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Eric Eldred, et al. filed. |
| Jan 7 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2002 |
| Jan 14 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 18, 2002 |
| Feb 11 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2002 |
| Feb 19 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT October 9, 2002. |
| | ******************************************************** |
| Feb 25 2002 | Order granting petition for writ of certiorari amended to read as |
| | follows: The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited |
| | to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition. |
| Mar 1 2002 | Extension of time to file the petitioner's brief on the merits and |
| | joint appendix granted. Due on May 20, 2002 |
| Apr 12 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Progressive Intellectual Property Law |
| | Association, et al. filed. |
| Apr 18 2002 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party |
| | or of neither party received from counsel forthe petitioners. |
| May 17 2002 | Brief amici curiae of National Writers Union, et al. filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief of petitioners Eric Eldred, et al. filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amici curiae of George A. Akerlof, et al. filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund, et |
| | al. filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Hal Roach Studios & Michael Agee filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Jack Balkin, Yochai Benkler,Burt Neuborne and |
| | Jed Rubenfield filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Law Professors filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Free Software Foundation filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amici curiae of College Art Association, et al. filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Tyler Ochoa, Mark Rose, Edward Walterscheid |
| | filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Malla Pollack filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Association of Law Libraries, et al. |
| | filed. |
| May 20 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Internet Archive, et al. filed. |
| May 30 2002 | Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to |
| | and including August 5, 2002. |
| Jul 29 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Edward Samuels filed. |
| Aug 1 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 2 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Nashville Songwriters Association International |
| | filed. |
| Aug 2 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of International Coalition for Copyright |
| | Protection filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief of respondent John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United |
| | States filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. |
| | filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Recording Industry Association of America |
| | filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Directors Guild of America, et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Association of America Publishers, et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of F. James Sensenbrenner, et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Orrin G. Hatch filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association |
| | filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Society of Composers,Authors and |
| | Publishers, et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association |
| | filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Songwriters Guild of America filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Symphonic and Concert Composers, et al. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of AOL Time Warner, Inc. filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Recording Artists Coalition filed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | LODGING consisting of 15 copies each of two DVDs received from |
| | counsel for amicus Motion Picture Association ofAmerica. Nine sets |
| | distributed. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Amsong, Inc. filed. |
| Aug 15 2002 | Record filed. |
| Sep 4 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Eric Eldred, et al. filed. |
| Sep 4 2002 | Record filed. |
| Oct 9 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Jan 15 2003 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of |
| | the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor, Scalia, |
| | Kennedy, Souter, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., and Breyer, |
| | J., filed dissenting opinions. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Petition for rehearing filed. |
| Feb 19 2003 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 7, 2003 |
| Mar 10 2003 | Rehearing DENIED. |
| Mar 10 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 14 2003 | Record returned to the USCA District of Columbia. |
| Mar 14 2003 | Record returned to the USDC District of Columbia. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Lawrence Lessig | Stanford Law School | 6507360999 |
| 559 Nathan Abbott Way | |
| Stanford, CA 94305 | |
| Party name: Eric Eldred, et al. |
| | | |
| Jonathan Zittrain | Berkman Center | 6174954643 |
| 1563 Massachusetts Avenue | |
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: Ashcroft, Att'y Gen. |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Jonathan Weinberg | Wayne State University | 3135773942 |
| 471 West Palmer Street | |
| Detroit, MI 48202 | |
| Party name: Copyright Law Professors |
| | | |
| Burt Neuborne | NYU School of Law | 2129986172 |
| 40 Washington Square South | |
| New York, NY 10012-1066 | |
| Party name: Jack Balkin, Yochai Benkler,Burt Neuborne and Jed Rubenfield |
| | | |
| Mark Lemley | Boalt Hall School of Law | 5106432670 |
| UC Berkeley | |
| Berkeley, CA 94720-7200 | |
| Party name: Internet Archive |
| | | |
| Erik S. Jaffe | 5101 34th Street, NW | 2022378165 |
| Washington, DC 20008 | |
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, et al. |
| | | |
| Peter Jaszi | 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW | 2022744816 |
| Suite 394 | |
| Washington, DC 20016 | |
| Party name: American Association of Law Libraries, et al. |
| | | |
| Michael H. Davis | Cleveland State Univ.,Law Coll | 2166872228 |
| 1801 Euclid Avenue | |
| Cleveland, OH 44115 | |
| Party name: Progressive Intellectual Property Law Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Roy T. Englert Jr. | Robbins Russell Englert Orseck | 2027754500 |
| 1801 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: George A. Akerlof, et al. |
| | | |
| James M. Burger | Dow Lohnes Albertson | 2027762000 |
| 1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Intel Corporation |
| | | |
| Karen Tripp | 2245 Shakespeare Road | 7136589323 |
| Houston, TX 77030 | |
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund, et al. |
| | | |
| H. Jefferson Powell | Duke University School of Law | 9196137098 |
| Science and Towerview | |
| Durham, NC 27708 | |
| Party name: Hal Roach Studios & Michael Agee |
| | | |
| Jonathan Weinberg | Wayne State University | 3135773942 |
| 471 West Palmer Street | |
| Detroit, MI 48202 | |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Law Professors |
| | | |
| Eben Moglen | 435 West 116th Street | 2128548382 |
| New York, NY 10027 | |
| Party name: Free Software Foundation |
| | | |
| Peter Jaszi | Washington College of Law | 2022744216 |
| 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20016 | |
| Party name: National Writers Union, et al. |
| | | |
| Jeffrey P. Cunard | Debevoise & Plimpton | 2129096000 |
| 919 Third Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
| Party name: College Art Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Tyler T. Ochoa | Whittier Law School | 7144444141 |
| 3333 Harbor Blvd. | |
| Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | |
| Party name: Tyler Ochoa, Mark Rose, Edward Walterscheid |
| | | |
| Malla Pollack | University of Memphis | 9016782421 |
| 3715 Central Ave. | |
| Memphis, TN 38152-3140 | |
| Party name: Malla Pollack |
| | | |
| Arnold P. Lutzker | 1000 Vermont Avenue, NW | 2024087600 |
| Suite 450 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: American Association of Law Libraries, et al. |
| | | |
| Deirdre K. Mulligan | UC California Berkely | 5106420499 |
| 392 Simon Hall | |
| Berkely, CA 94720-7200 | |
| Party name: Internet Archive, et al. |
| | | |
| Edward Samuels | New York Law School | 2124312884 |
| 57 Worth Street | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| Party name: Edward Samuels |
| | | |
| Stephen K. Rush | Sukin Rush Law Group | 6153277370 |
| 1201 16th Avenue south | |
| Nashville, TN 37212 | |
| Party name: Nashville Songwriters Association International |
| | | |
| Eric Lieberman | Rabinowitz Boudin Standard Kri | 2122541111 |
| 740 Broadway, 5th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10003-9518 | |
| Party name: International Coalition for Copyright Protection |
| | | |
| Seth P. Waxman | Wilmer Cutler & Pickering | 2026636000 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. |
| | | |
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Jenner & Block | 2026396000 |
| 601 13th Strreet, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Recording Industry Association of America |
| | | |
| Laurence Gold | Bredhoff & Kaiser | 2028422600 |
| 805 Fifteenth Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Directors Guild of America, et al. |
| | | |
| Charles S. Sims | Proskauer Rose | 2129693000 |
| 1585 Broadway | |
| New York, NY 10036 | |
| Party name: Association of America Publishers, et al. |
| | | |
| Ronald A. Klain | O'Melveny & Meyers | 2023835300 |
| 555 13th Street, NW | |
| washington, DC 20004 | |
| Party name: F. James Sensenbrenner, et al. |
| | | |
| Thomas R. Lee | 524 Reuben Clark Building | 8014229024 |
| Brigham Young University | |
| Provo, UT 84602 | |
| Party name: Orrin G. Hatch |
| | | |
| Bruce M. Wexler | Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Sci | 2122182100 |
| 30 Rockefeller Plaza | |
| New York, NY 10112-3801 | |
| Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association |
| | | |
| Charles D. Ossola | Arnold & Porter | 2029425000 |
| 555 12th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004-1206 | |
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association |
| | | |
| Carey R. Ramos | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Wha | 2123733000 |
| 1285 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10019-6064 | |
| Party name: American Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers, et al. |
| | | |
| Robert W. Clarida | Cowan Liebowitz Latman | 2127909200 |
| 1133 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10036 | |
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association |
| | | |
| Paul Bender | Meyer & Klipper | 2026370850 |
| 923 15th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Floyd Abrams | Cahill Gordon Reindel | 2127013000 |
| 80 Pine Street | |
| New York, NY 10005 | |
| Party name: Songwriters Guild of America |
| | | |
| Karl ZoBell | Gray Cary Ware Freidenrich | 8586386800 |
| 4365 Executive Drive, #1100 | |
| San Diego, CA 92121 | |
| Party name: Dr. Seuss Enterprises, et al. |
| | | |
| I. Fred Konigsberg | White & Case | 2128198200 |
| 1155 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10036-2787 | |
| Party name: Symphonic and Concert Composers, et al. |
| | | |
| Kenneth W. Starr | Kirkland & Ellis | 2028795000 |
| 655 Fifteenth St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: AOL Time Warner, Inc. |
| | | |
| Thomas G. Corcoran Jr. | Berliner Corcoran Rowe | 2022935555 |
| 1101 17th Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Recording Artists Coalition |
| | | |
| Dorothy M. Weber | Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber | 2122454580 |
| 111 West 57th Street | |
| New York, NY 10019 | |
| Party name: Amsong, Inc. |
| | | |
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