Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, 1984 [shortened version to come]

This is a seminal case when it comes to the response of copyright to new technologies. Which legal theories does the court endorse or reject? Is this reasoning aligned with the outcome? Are there non-legal theories the court may be implicitly considering, and if so, what are they?

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