District Court Opinion
The district court held that LoopNet was not liable for direct copyright infringement based on Religious Technology Center v. Netcom. The Netcom case held that direct copyright infringement implied some element of volition or causation, which was lacking in automatic and passive ISPs. The district court held that LoopNet was such an automatic and passive ISP and therefore not liable for direct copyright infringement.
Read more about this topic: Co Star V. Loop Net
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