Perfect 10, Inc. v. Yandex N.V.

Filing 114

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEAL by Hon. William Alsup denying 106 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal.(whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/29/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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PERFECT 10, INC.,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER DENYING
MOTION TO SEAL

YANDEX NV, et al.,
Defendants.
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No. C 12-01521 WHA

Plaintiff moves to seal a disk of documents supporting its motion for partial summary

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judgment. The disk primarily contains allegedly copyrighted images, links which identify the

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locations of allegedly infringing copies of the images, and correspondence. Plaintiff contends

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that allowing the public access to these documents will encourage members of the public to

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engage in unauthorized copying of the images and/or attempt to justify copying the documents

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under the fair use doctrine. Plaintiff cites no authority, however, that supports blocking public

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access to a court document merely because members of public may use a copy of that document

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for a copyright-infringing purpose. Accordingly, the motion is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 28, 2013.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE