Copyright Law

Amicus curiae briefs filed in Capitol v. Thomas

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In Capitol v. Thomas, a number of groups have accepted Judge Davis's invitation to submit amicus curiae briefs on the issue of whether a manifest error of law was committed when the jury was instructed that Jammie Thomas could be liable for just 'making files available'. The deadline for filing of amicus briefs was Friday, June 20th at noon.

Here's a list of the briefs that were filed:

In favor of the RIAA position:

Amicus brief of Thomas D. Sydnor II of Progress & Freedom Association*
Amicus brief of Motion Picture Association of America*

In favor of Jammie Thomas's position:

Amicus brief of 10 copyright law professors*
Amicus brief of Intellectual Property Institute of William Mitchell College of Law*
Amicus curiae brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, US Internet Industry Association, and Computer & Communications Industry Association*

Here's a list of the ten copyright law professors:

Notice of appearance of ten copyright law professors*

* Document published online at Internet Law & Regulation

Commentary & discussion:

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on June 21, 2008 (boomark / email).