Before the Court in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
The Justices Weigh in Copyright Law
At 11:05 a.m. on October 29, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 11–697, Supap Kirtsaeng, Doing Business as Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. At 12:05 p.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of E. Joshua Rosencranz, counsel for Supap Kirtsaeng, and Theodore B. Olson, counsel for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of the Supap Kirtsaeng MR. ROSENCRANZ: This case presents a stark choice between two plausible definitions of the phrase, “lawfully…
