| Quality King Distributors, Inc. v. L'anza Research International, Inc. | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued December 8, 1997 Decided March 9, 1998 |
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| Full case name | Quality King Distributors, Inc., Petitioner v. L'anza Research International, Inc. | |||||
| Citations | 523 U.S. 135 (more) 118 S. Ct. 1125; 140 L. Ed. 2d 254; 1998 U.S. LEXIS 1606; 66 U.S.L.W. 4188; 45 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1961; Copy. L. Rep. (CCH) P27,750; 26 Media L. Rep. 1385; 98 Cal. Daily Op. Service 1651; 98 Daily Journal DAR 2291; 1998 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1216; 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 383 |
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| Prior history | On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |||||
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| The copyright holder could not prevent re-importation of materials it had authorized. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | Stevens, joined by unanimous | |||||
| Concurrence | Ginsburg | |||||
Quality King Distributors Inc., v. L'anza Research International Inc., 523 U.S. 135 (1998), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court over whether a copyright holder could restrict redistribution of material containing copyrighted content (authorized by the copyright holder) which is imported into the United States as so-called "grey market" goods.
The Supreme Court found that the copyright holder could not prevent re-importation of materials it had authorized.