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  • 8/2/2019 Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google (4th Cir. Apr. 9, 2012)

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    .mkas}khb n{ nas~~kb`. f| }dc .f||hlkf}khb f~k|kb` o~hi }dc |ki)kaf~k}{ nc}pccb f if~j h~ }~fmc bfic fbm f ofihs| if~j }df}kiwfk~| }dc mk|}kbl}kcbc|| ho }dc ofihs| if~j". 63 S"\"L" 66>3$l+$>+$N+" .ZMYkas}khb n{ }f~bk|dicb}. k| mcokbcm f| }dc.f||hlkf}khb f~k|kb` o~hi }dc |kikaf~k}{ nc}pccb f if~j h~}~fmc bfic fbm f ofihs| if~j }df} df~i| }dc ~cws}f}khb ho}dc ofihs| if~j". 63 S"\"L" 66>3$l+$>+$L+" ]ds|! nas~~kb`sbmc~ }dc ocmc~fa |}f}s}c kbhac| }dc laf||kl .pdk}}akb` fpf{.ho }dc |caakb` whpc~ fbm |}~cb`}d ho }dc ofihs| if~j" ]f~)bk|dicb}! n{ lhb}~f|}! l~cf}c| lhb|sic~ fc~|khb }h }dcofihs| n~fbmc"`"! pdcb }dc wafkb}koo| ofihs| }~fmcif~j k|

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    Okbfaa{! }dc O]MF ctw~c||a{ ctlasmc| o~hi k}| ~cfld .ZfYb{ofk~ s|c! kblasmkb` f bhikbf}kc h~ mc|l~kw}kc ofk~ s|c! h~oflkak}f}khb ho |sld ofk~ s|c! ho f ofihs| if~j n{ fbh}dc~ wc~)|hb h}dc~ }dfb f| f mc|k`bf}khb ho |hs~lc oh~ }dc wc~|hb| hpb`hhm| h~ |c~klc|". 63 S"\"L" 66>3$l+$

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    |h afncacm kb }dc |}f}s}c! c||cb}kfaa{ fihsb}| }h fb fook~if}kcmcocb|c f`fkb|} f lafki ho }~fmcif~j mkas}khb" Lo" JW Wc~if)bcb} Ifjc)Sw " Af|}kb` Kiw~c||khb K! Kbl"! 3=< S"\" 666!660)64 $>77=+"

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    $3$l+$

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    kiwfk~ }dc mk|}kbl}kcbc|| ho h~ df~i }dc ~cws}f}khb ho }dc^H\C]]F \]HBC if~j|" \wclkoklfaa{! }dc mk|}~kl} lhs~}kbmklf}cm }df} }dc~c pf| .bh ckmcblc ho mkas}khb n{ nas~~kb`pdcb ^h|c}}f \}hbc| n~fbm fpf~cbc|| df| hba{ kbl~cf|cm|kblc @hh`ac ~ck|cm k}| }~fmcif~j whakl{ kb >77=!. fbm }dclhs~} bh}cm ckmcblc }df} ^h|c}}f \}hbc| .n~fbm fpf~cbc||cvsk}{ fa|h kbl~cf|cm o~hi 6;# kb >773 }h ;3# kb >77;".^h|c}}f \}hbc! 0m f} 336" Kb |swwh~} ho }dk| lhb)las|khb! }dc mk|}~kl} lhs~} ~cfm hs~ mclk|khb kb Ahsk| _sk}}hb}h c|}fnak|d }dc w~hwh|k}khb }df} .bh lafki oh~ mkas}khb n{ nas~)~kb` ctk|}| pdc~c f mcocbmfb}| w~hmsl} hba{ kbl~cf|c| wsnaklkmcb}koklf}khb ho }dc wafkb}koo| if~j|". Km"

    F" @hh`ac| Bhb)]~fmcif~j S|c ho ^h|c}}f \}hbc|If~j|

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    ho }dk| lhblas|khb! dhpcc~! }dc mk|}~kl} lhs~} ~cakcm swhb }dc.ofk~ s|c. mcocb|c ffkafnac sbmc~ }dc O]MF" \cc 63 S"\"L" 66>3$l+$3$l+$

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    ak|dc| f w~kif oflkc lf|c ho mkas}khb n{ nas~~kb` h~ }f~bk|d)icb}! k} ofaa| }h }dc mcocbmfb} }h mcihb|}~f}c }df} k}| s|clhb|}k}s}cm f .ofk~ s|c " " " h}dc~ }dfb f| f mc|k`bf}khb ho|hs~lc oh~ }dc Zmcocbmfb}|Y hpb `hhm| h~ |c~klc|!. 63S"\"L" 66>3$l+$3$l+$

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    vsc|}khb pdc}dc~ }dc s|c~ ho f if~j kb}cbmcm }h l~cf}c lhb)|sic~ lhbos|khb f| }h |hs~lc h~ |whb|h~|dkw". EF Fwwf~caLh~w"! 3?4 O"

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    if~j f| f |hs~lc kmcb}kokc~ oh~ k}| hpb w~hmsl}|" Fllh~mkb`a{!pc flf}c }dc mk|}~kl} lhs~}| |siif~{ esm`icb} h~mc~ fbm~cifbm oh~ ~clhb|kmc~f}khb ho ^h|c}}f \}hbc| mkas}khb lafki"Ko }dc mk|}~kl} lhs~} mc}c~ikbc| }df} ^h|c}}f \}hbc df| ifmc fw~kif oflkc |dhpkb` sbmc~ }dc cacicb}| |c} oh~}d kb Ahsk|_sk}}hb! 370 O"?=)?3! k} |dhsam ~cctfikbc }dc bhikbf)}kc ofk~)s|c mcocb|c kb ak`d} ho }dk| hwkbkhb"

    N" Akjcakdhhm ho Mkas}khb

    Fa}c~bf}kca{! }dc mk|}~kl} lhs~} dcam }df} ^h|c}}f \}hbcofkacm }h |f}k|o{ }dc ohs~}d fbm okbfa cacicb} ho k}| }~fmcif~jmkas}khb lafki ~cvsk~kb` }df} }dc wafkb}koo |dhp mcocbmfb}|s|c k| .akjca{ }h kiwfk~ }dc mk|}kbl}kcbc|| ho }dc ofihs| if~jh~ akjca{ }h df~i }dc ~cws}f}khb ho }dc ofihs| if~j". Km" f}>?3" ]dc lhs~} nf|cm k}| lhblas|khb |haca{ hb }dc ofl} }df}.^h|c}}f \}hbc| n~fbm fpf~cbc|| dfZmY hba{ kbl~cf|cm |kblc@hh`ac ~ck|cm k}| }~fmcif~j whakl{ kb >77=". ^h|c}}f \}hbc!0m f} 336" Hb }dc |}~cb`}d ho }dk| ckmcblc! }dcmk|}~kl} lhs~} lhblasmcm }df} .}dc mk|}kbl}kcbc|| ho }dc^h|c}}f \}hbc If~j| df| bh} nccb kiwfk~cm. fbm }dc~coh~c}df} .^h|c}}f \}hbc lfbbh} |dhp }df} @hh`ac| }~fmcif~j wha)kl{ akjca{ lfs|cm mkas}khb n{ nas~~kb`". Km"

    ]h mc}c~ikbc pdc}dc~ }dc mcocbmfb}| s|c k| akjca{ }hkiwfk~ }dc mk|}kbl}kcbc|| ho }dc wafkb}koo| ofihs| if~j! }dcO]MF cbsic~f}c| f bhb)ctdfs|}kc ak|} ho |kt ofl}h~| }df} f~c}h nc lhb|kmc~cm n{ }dc lhs~}|5

    Kb mc}c~ikbkb` pdc}dc~ f if~j h~ }~fmc bfic k|akjca{ }h lfs|c mkas}khb n{ nas~~kb`! }dc lhs~} if{lhb|kmc~ faa ~cacfb} ofl}h~|! kblasmkb` }dc ohaahpkb`5

    $k+ ]dc mc`~cc ho |kikaf~k}{ nc}pccb }dc if~j h~}~fmc bfic fbm }dc ofihs| if~j"

    $kk+ ]dc mc`~cc ho kbdc~cb} h~ flvsk~cm mk|}kbl}kc)bc|| ho }dc ofihs| if~j"

    => ^H\C]]F \]HBC " @HH@AC

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    $kkk+ ]dc ct}cb} }h pdkld }dc hpbc~ ho }dc ofihs|if~j k| cb`f`kb` kb |sn|}fb}kfaa{ ctlas|kc s|c ho}dc if~j"

    $k+ ]dc mc`~cc ho ~clh`bk}khb ho }dc ofihs| if~j"

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    $k+ Fb{ fl}sfa f||hlkf}khb nc}pccb }dc if~j h~}~fmc bfic fbm }dc ofihs| if~j"

    63 S"\"L" 66>3$l+$>+$N+" Fa}dhs`d .ZbYh} cc~{ ofl}h~ pkaanc ~cacfb} kb cc~{ lf|c! fbm bh} cc~{ nas~~kb` lafki pkaa~cvsk~c ct}cb|kc mk|ls||khb ho }dc ofl}h~|Z!Y " " " f }~kfa lhs~}is|} hooc~ f |sooklkcb} kbmklf}khb ho pdkld ofl}h~| k} df| ohsbmwc~|sf|kc fbm ctwafkb pd{ }dc{ f~c wc~|sf|kc". Ahsk| _sk})}hb! 370 O"??"

    ]dc mk|}~kl} lhs~} fmm~c||cm hba{ hbc ofl}h~}dc mc`~cc ho~clh`bk}khb ho ^h|c}}f \}hbc| if~jfbm mkm bh} icb}khbfb{ h}dc~ ~cifkbkb` |}f}s}h~{ ofl}h~" ]dc lhs~}| ~cakfblc hb

    Ahsk| _sk}}hb oh~ }dc w~hwh|k}khb }df} bh lafki oh~ mkas}khb n{nas~~kb` ctk|}| pdcb }dc~c k| ckmcblc }df} wsnakl ~clh`bk}khbho }dc mcocbmfb}| w~hmsl} kbl~cf|cm pf| c~~h~"Ahsk| _sk}}hbfmm~c||cm f of~ mkooc~cb} ofl} wf}}c~b! pdc~c }dc mcocbmfb}|ofk~ s|c lafki pf| nf|cm hb wf~hm{! pdkld Lhb`~c|| ctw~c||a{kblasmcm f| f w~h}cl}cm ofk~ s|c sbmc~ }dc O]MF |h ahb` f| }dcif~j nckb` wf~hmkcm k| bh} nckb` .s|cm f| f mc|k`bf}khb ho|hs~lc oh~ }dc wc~|hb| hpb `hhm| h~ |c~klc|". \cc 63S"\"L"F" 66>3$l+$

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    w~hc fl}sfa clhbhikl ah|| h~ ~cws}f}khbfa kbes~{" \cc km" f}>?= b">" ]dc mclk|khb ncahp ciwah{cm f }~sblf}cm fbfa{|k|}df} waflcm f c~{ dcf{ ciwdf|k| swhb pdc}dc~ }dc~c dfmnccb fb{ fl}sfa kbes~{ |sooc~cm n{ ^h|c}}f \}hbc| n~fbm" Hb~cifbm! }dc lhs~} |dhsam fmm~c|| pdkldcc~ fmmk}khbfa ofl}h~|ik`d} fwwa{ }h kboh~i k}| mc}c~ikbf}khb ho pdc}dc~ @hh`ac|s|c k| akjca{ }h kiwfk~ }dc mk|}kbl}kcbc|| ho ^h|c}}f \}hbc|if~j" \cc 63 S"\"L" 66>3$l+$>+$N+"

    L" Pdcb mkm ^h|c}}f \}hbc| if~j| nclhic ofihs|8

    Sbmc~ }dc O]MF! }dc hpbc~ ho f ofihs| if~j if{ hn}fkb

    kbesbl}kc ~cakco f`fkb|} fb{ .wc~|hb pdh! f} fb{ }kic fo}c~}dchpbc~| if~j df| nclhic ofihs|! lhiicblc| s|c ho f if~j" " " kb lhiic~lc }df} k| akjca{ }h lfs|c mkas}khb". 63 S"\"L" 66>3$l+$6+ $ciwdf|k| fmmcm+" F }d~c|dham k||sc! }dc~coh~c!k| pdc}dc~ }dc wafkb}koo| if~j nclfic ofihs|! ko f} faa! ncoh~c}dc mcocbmfb} nc`fb s|kb` }dc if~j kb lhiic~lc" Fa}dhs`d}dc mk|}~kl} lhs~} dcam }df} ^h|c}}f \}hbc| if~j dfm nclhicofihs| ncoh~c @hh`ac nc`fb s|kb` k}! .pc f~c bh} akik}cm }hcfasf}khb ho }dc `~hsbm| hooc~cm n{ }dc mk|}~kl} lhs~} }h |sw)wh~} k}| mclk|khb " " " ZfbmY if{ fook~i hb fb{ `~hsbm| fwwf~)cb} o~hi }dc ~clh~m". Wk}} Lb}{" " Dh}ca|"lhi! A"W"! 33< O"=567=" .Nclfs|c w~h}cl}khb o~hi mkas)}khb lhic| lah|c }h nckb` f ~k`d} kb `~h||! " " " }dc O]MFct}cbm| mkas}khb w~h}cl}khb hba{ }h }dh|c pdh|c if~j k| f

    == ^H\C]]F \]HBC " @HH@AC

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    dhs|cdham bfic". Bk||fb Ih}h~ Lh" " Bk||fb Lhiws}c~Lh~w"! 77=+"

    Fmmk}khbfaa{! oh~ 66>3$l+$6+ }h fwwa{! }dc mcocbmfb} is|}dfc .lhiicblcZmY. f mkas}kb` s|c ho }dc wafkb}koo| if~jfo}c~}dc whkb} f} pdkld }dc if~j nclfic ofihs|" ]dc whakl{nf|k| oh~ }dk| ~sac .~coacl}| }dc ofk~ fbm cvsk}fnac w~kblkwac }df}hbc |dhsam bh} nc akfnac oh~ mkas}khb n{ }dc s|c ho f if~jpdkld pf| ac`fa pdcb ok~|} s|cm". = IlLf~}d{ >=567=567< $ohh}bh}c hik}}cm+" \}f}cm mkooc~cb}a{!}dc mcocbmfb}| ok~|} mkas}kb` s|c ho f ofihs| if~j .oktc| }dc}kic n{ pdkld ofihs|bc|| k| }h nc icf|s~cm. oh~ ws~wh|c| ho}dc O]MF" Bk||fb Ih}h~ Lh"! 77;! pdcb ^h|c}}f\}hbc| n~fbm fpf~cbc|| ~cfldcm 03#".^h|c}}f \}hbc! 0m f} 337" ]dc lhs~} ctwafkbcm }df} .Z}Ydc If~j| bccmbh} dfc nccb ofihs| pdcb @hh`ac ~ck|cm k}| }~fmcif~j wha)kl{ kb >77=" Kb|}cfm! ^h|c}}f \}hbc is|} hba{ |dhp }df} f} fb{

    =3^H\C]]F \]HBC " @HH@AC

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    }kic fo}c~ k}| If~j| nclfic ofihs|! @hh`ac nc`fb s|kb` fif~j h~ }~fmc bfic kb lhiic~lc }df} pf| akjca{ }h lfs|c mkas)}khb ho }dc ^h|c}}f \}hbc If~j|". Km"

    Fllh~mkb` }h @hh`ac! dhpcc~! ccb ko ^H\C]]F \]HBCdfm nclhic f ofihs| n~fbm n{ >77;! k} pf| bh} ofihs| pdcb@hh`ac nc`fb k}| faac`cm oflkak}f}khb ho }dc s|c ho ^H\C]]F\]HBC kb >77=" Kbmccm! ^h|c}}f \}hbc faac`c| kb k}| Lhi)wafkb} }df} }dc s|c ho ^H\C]]F \]HBC fbm h}dc~ }~fmc)if~j| f| jc{ph~m| kb @hh`ac| FmPh~m| w~h`~fi.ac||cbZcmY }dc lfwflk}{ ho ^h|c}}f \}hbc| ofihs| fbm mk|)}kbl}kc " " " If~j| }h mk|}kb`sk|d ^h|c}}f \}hbc| w~hmsl}| fbm

    |c~klc| o~hi }dh|c ho h}dc~|! fbm df| mkas}cm }dc mk|}kbl}kcvsfak}{. ho }dc if~j|" E"F" 3?" ]dc s|c ho ^h|c}}f \}hbc|if~j f| f jc{ph~m }~k``c~ nc`fb f} acf|} f| cf~a{ f| >77="@hh`ac whkb}| }h |s~c{ ckmcblc ~coacl}kb` }df}! kb >773! }phwc~lcb} ho }dc `cbc~fa whwsaf}khb ho Kb}c~bc} s|c~| ~clh`bkucm^H\C]]F \]HBC pk}dhs} nckb` w~hiw}cm pdkac 6< wc~lcb}~clh`bkucm ^H\C]]F \]HBC pk}d w~hiw}kb`"

    Kb ~c|whb|c! ^h|c}}f \}hbc f~`sc| }df} @hh`ac ok~|} nc`fbwc~ik}}kb` }dc s|c ho ^h|c}}f \}hbc| if~j kb |whb|h~cm fm}ct} kb >77;! n{ pdkld }kic k} dfm nclhic ofihs|" ]ds|!

    ^h|c}}f \}hbc| wh|k}khb k| }df} }dc wd~f|c .lhiicblc| s|c.kb 66>3$l+$6+ ~coc~| }h fb{ mkas}kb` s|c kb lhiic~lc! bh}ic~ca{ }dc ok~|}" ]dk| f~`sicb}! ho lhs~|c! sbmc~ls}| ^h|c}}f\}hbc| hpb Lhiwafkb}! pdkld lacf~a{ f||c~}| }df} @hh`acmkas}cm ^h|c}}f \}hbc| if~j nc`kbbkb` kb >77= n{ wc~ik}}kb`}dc s|c ho }~fmcif~j| |sld f| ^H\C]]F \]HBC f| jc{ph~m}~k``c~|" ^h|c}}f \}hbc f|j| s| }h k`bh~c }dk| faac`cm mkas}kb`s|c oh~ ws~wh|c| ho 66>3$l+$6+" ]dc |}f}s}c mhc| bh} wc~ik}}dc hpbc~ ho f ofihs| if~j }h wklj fbm ldhh|c pdkld mkas})kb` s|c lhsb}| oh~ ws~wh|c| ho 66>3$l+$6+" \cc Bk||fb Ih}h~Lh"! 3$l+ }s~bcm hb pdf}cc~ s|c }dc if~j| hpbc~ okbm| wf~)

    }klsaf~a{ hnecl}khbfnac! hpbc~| ho ofihs| if~j| phsam dfc}dc fs}dh~k}{ }h mclkmc pdcb fb faac`cma{ mkas}kb` s|c pf|hnecl}khbfnac! ~c`f~mac|| ho pdcb }dc wf~}{ flls|cm ho mkas})

    =? ^H\C]]F \]HBC " @HH@AC

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