John F. Walter

Affiliations

• Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. WTV Systems, Inc.

  District Court, C.D. California · 2011-08-01 · cited 12×

  The case involved major movie studios suing WTV Systems and its operator over the Zediva service, which rented access to copyrighted films by streaming them over the internet from physical DVDs played on the company's servers. The court granted the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. It found a likelihood of success on the copyright infringement claim because Zediva publicly performed the works by transmitting them to multiple users under the Copyright Act's transmit clause, distinguishing the service from private or licensed performances and from the studios' authorized distribution windows. The court also determined that the plaintiffs showed a likelihood of irreparable harm from interference with their licensing arrangements and that the balance of equities and public interest supported injunctive relief.

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• Millan v. MARSHAL

  District Court, C.D. California · 2009-11-28

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• Jacobson v. Schwarzenegger

  District Court, C.D. California · 2009-08-25 · cited 3×

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• Champion v. Murphy

  District Court, C.D. California · 2009-01-27

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• Tirado v. Warden

  District Court, C.D. California · 2008-07-23 · cited 3×

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• Garrison v. Aetna Life Insurance

  District Court, C.D. California · 2008-03-31 · cited 4×

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