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507 Notorious

507 Notorious (Property · 13.05[E][4][c], p. 13-84 (1982). Proof of actual harm, or) — "507 After the notorious file-sharing service, Napster, was sued by copy…

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  • StreamCast used OpenNap to capture Napster users and promote Morpheus.
  • Napster faced a copyright-infringement lawsuit by copyright holders.
  • StreamCast gave away an OpenNap program compatible with Napster.
  • OpenNap allowed Napster users to download files from other users’ computers.
  • OpenNap was engineered to leverage Napster’s 50 million users.
  • StreamCast’s user-acquisition strategy supported the promotion of Morpheus.
  • StreamCast intended to capture email addresses from its initial target market.
  • StreamCast monitored OpenNap downloads and downloaded music files.
  • StreamCast used the OpenNap network to distribute Morpheus and encourage its adoption.
  • StreamCast planned to attract former Napster users if Napster were shut down.
  • Internal documents described the plan to capture large numbers of former Napster users.
  • StreamCast planned to become the next Napster.
  • StreamCast prepared advertiser materials emphasizing its ability to capture former Napster users.
  • The advertiser kit included press articles about StreamCast’s potential to attract former Napster users.
  • StreamCast introduced itself to some advertisers as similar to Napster.
  • StreamCast broadcast banner advertisements urging users of Napster-compatible software to adopt OpenNap.
  • An executive email stated that StreamCast was positioned to capture millions of users after Napster shut down.
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"507 After the notorious file-sharing service, Napster, was sued by copyright holders for facilitation of copyright infringement, A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 114 F.Supp.2d 896 (N.D.Cal.2000), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 239 F.3d 1004 (C.A.9 2001), StreamCast gave away a software program of a kind known as OpenNap, designed as compatible with the Napster program and open to Napster users for downloading files from other Napster and OpenNap users’ computers. Evidence indicates that “[i]t was always [StreamCast’s] intent to use [its OpenNap network] to be able to capture email addresses of [its] initial target market so that [it] could promote [its] StreamCast Morpheus interface to them,” App. 861; indeed, the OpenNap program was engineered “‘to leverage Napster’s 50 million user base.’” StreamCast monitored both the number of users down- loading its OpenNap program and the number of music files they downloaded. It also used the resulting OpenNap network to distribute copies of the Morpheus software and to encourage users to adopt it. Internal company documents indicate that StreamCast hoped to attract large numbers of former Napster users if that company was shut down by court order or otherwise, and that StreamCast planned to be the next Napster. A kit developed by StreamCast to be delivered to advertisers, for example, contained press articles about StreamCast’s potential to capture former Napster users, and it introduced itself to some potential advertisers as a company “which is similar to what Napster was.” It broadcast banner advertisements to users of other Napster-compatible software, urging them to adopt its OpenNap. An internal e-mail from a company executive stated: “‘We have put this network in place so that when Napster pulls the plug on their free service … or if the Court orders them shut down prior to that … we will be positioned to capture the flood of their 32 million users that will be actively looking for an alternative.’”"

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