| Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Full case name | Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. |
| Decided | September 14, 2015 |
| Citation | 801 F.3d 1126 (2015) |
| Case history | |
| Prior actions | Cross-motions for summary judgment denied, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9799 (N.D. Cal. 2013) |
| Subsequent actions | Opinion amended, 815 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2016); cert. denied, Lenz v. 137 S.Ct. 2263 (2017) |
| Holding | |
| Copyright holders must consider fair use in good faith before issuing takedown notices for content posted on the internet. | |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Milan Dale Smith, Richard Charles Tallman, Mary Helen Murguia |
| Keywords | |
| Fair use, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act | |
Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., 801 F.3d 1126 (9th Cir. 2015), is a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, holding that copyright owners must consider fair use defenses and good faith activities by alleged copyright infringers before issuing takedown notices for content posted on the Internet.[1]