Metallica v. Napster, Inc.

2000 copyright infringement case
Event legal_case Q16951656
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Metallica v. Napster, Inc.

Summary

Metallica v. Napster, Inc. is a legal case[1]. Metallica v. Napster, Inc. ranks in the top 6% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc. is in the country of United States[3].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as legal case[4].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gmfr1y[5].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s main subject is recorded as copyright infringement[6].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s main subject is recorded as racketeering[7].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s defendant is recorded as Napster[8].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s judge is recorded as Marilyn Hall Patel[9].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s plaintiff is recorded as Metallica[10].
  • Metallica v. Napster, Inc.'s court is recorded as United States District Court for the Northern District of California[11].

Why It Matters

Metallica v. Napster, Inc. ranks in the top 6% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] Metallica v. Napster, Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Metallica v. Napster, Inc. is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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