Perfect 10 v. Google: Ninth Circuit Sanctions Web Site Framing, Online Thumbnail Displays

How fast do things change in 'Internet time'? That was in substance one of the questions posed in a recent Ninth Circuit decision in <i>Perfect 10 v. Google</i>, No. 06-55405, 2007 U.S. App. Lexis 11420 (9th Cir. May 16, 2007), which considered, <i>inter alia</i>, whether a less-than-four-year-old fair use precedent validating an image search engine had been overtaken by subsequent events. Not so fast, answered the Ninth Circuit in a lengthy decision destined to provide important guidance to online enterprises on a range of Internet copyright issues.

22 minute read July 31, 2007 at 12:13 PM
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Mitchell Zimmerman
Perfect 10 v. Google: Ninth Circuit Sanctions Web Site Framing, Online Thumbnail Displays

How fast do things change in 'Internet time'? That was in substance one of the questions posed in a recent Ninth Circuit decision in Perfect 10 v. Google, No. 06-55405, 2007 U.S. App.

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