...taken to foster infringement, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties."426 Mere knowledge of infringing potential or of actual infringing uses would not be sufficient to subject a distributor to liability. Moreover, "ordinary acts incident to product distribution,"...

...justification the Sony decision to take the staple-article doctrine from patent law) which is as follows:. the knowledge of the VCR manufacturer that its device...commerce or discourage innovation having a lawful promise, [citations omitted] What accounts for this volte face! First, the majority opinion was persuaded...

...knowledge of the VCR manufacturer that its device could be used to infringe, 464 US, at 439, n. 19, mere knowledge of infringing potential or of actual...commerce or discourage innovation having a lawful promise [5]. In the world of physical media distribution, there are many channels available, both for...