Mavrix Photographs, LLC v. LiveJournal, Inc.

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Paul Weitzel,

Samuel Gasway,

Tyrell Howsden,

William L. Duffy

LiveJournal ran a gossip site called Oh No They Didn't! ("ONTD") that allowed users to upload photos. One user uploaded photos of Beyoncé pregnant. These photos were owned by Mavrix, a paparazzi company, who sued LiveJournal for copyright infringement.

LiveJournal argued it wasn't responsible for user posts. Mavrix argued that the website's volunteer moderators were acting as agents for LiveJournal, and so LiveJournal is liable for the moderators' decision to allow the infringing photos to be posted.

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

873 F.3d 1045

No. 14-56596

2017-04-07

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