ClearPlay obtained a legal opinion from internationally renowned copyright expert Paul Goldstein, Law Professor at Stanford Law School.
The legal opinion was issued by the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
DEC 18, 2000
A legal opinion from Stanford Law School professor and renowned copyright expert:
"Personal use of the ClearPlay product does not infringe on the rights of copyright owners or other interested parties."
JUNE 17, 2004
Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights submitted a statement to Congress regarding the legality of ClearPlay.
The United States Register of Copy-right makes a statement to the U.S. Congress regarding ClearPlay:
"It is true that the home viewer who uses [ClearPlay] to remove some of the movie's audio and/or visual content is seeing an altered version of the film. Such a version might appear to be an adaptation, or, in copyright parlance, a 'derivative work.' But that is not my reading of the law."
APRIL 27, 2005
ClearPlay championed the passage of the Family Movie Act.
The Family Movie Act:
Passed by Con-gress and signed by the President, the Family Movie Act provides for filtering of content "from an author-ized copy of the motion picture."
Statement by studio legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and LucasFilm to Central District of California.
In legal briefing the studios state:
"ClearPlay... pro-vides a market-place alternative for filtering that does not use VidAngel's illegal model."
AUG 17, 2005
Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch for the District of Colorado (located in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals) rules on the legality of ClearPlay.
A Colorado judge rules ClearPlay is compliant with the Family Movie Act, stating:
"The technology provided by ClearPlay is con-sistent with the statutory defini-tion."
DEC 15, 2016
OCT 3, 2016
Statement from Legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and Lucasfilm regarding the legal filtering of streaming movies.
In legal briefing the studios state:
"A company that wants to filter lawfully does not have to violate the DMCA and infringe copyright to do so."
DEC 12, 2016
District Judge André Birotte Jr. for the Central District of California (located in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals) references the legality of ClearPlay.
A California judge states:
The evidence shows that ClearPlay offers filtering to users who "access authorized streams" from a licensed service.
JAN 2, 2017
Statement by studio legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and LucasFilm to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
In legal briefing, the studios state: ClearPlay "works on licensed streams..."
FEB 15, 2017
Statement by the DVD Copy Control Association, Inc and Advanced Access Content System License Administrator LLC
Licensors of copy protection tech-nologies state:
"As the District Court noted, legit-imate filtering services exist, in-cluding ClearPlay whose products work within the defined licensing guidelines of DVD CCA and AACS LA to allow consumers to filter content without unlawful circumvention of CSS or AACS Technology."
JULY 3, 2017
Statement by studio legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and LucasFilm to Central District of California.
In legal briefing , the studios state:
"ClearPlay recently started providing filters for licensed steams from Amazon."
"[I]t appears Clear-Play applies filters to streams as they are made from Amazon, unlike [ClearPlay's com-petitor] applying filters to streams it makes from master copies it has made."
AUG 24, 2017
9th Circuit Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz affirms the legality of ClearPlay.
In the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals:
The judge uses ClearPlay as a legal example of filtering stating that Clear-Play, "does not make copies of the films."
Ten Statements from studios, professors, courts, and the government
on the legality of ClearPlay:
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Confirmation of
ClearPlay's Legality:
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Ten statements from:
studios, courts, professors, and government officials on the legality of ClearPlay
JUNE 17 2004
The United States Register of Copyright makes a statement to U.S. Congress regarding ClearPlay:
"It is true that the home viewer who uses [ClearPlay] to remove some of the movie's audio and/or visual content is seeing an altered version of the film. Such a version might appear to be an adaptation, or, in copyright parlance, a 'derivative work.' But that is not my reading of the law."
Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights submitted a statement to Congress regarding the legality of ClearPlay:
APRIL 27, 2005
The Family Movie Act:
Passed by Congress and signed by the President, the Family Movie Act provides for filtering of content "from an authorized copy of the motion picture."
ClearPlay championed the passage of the Family Movie Act.
August 17, 2005
A Colorado Judge rules ClearPlay is compliant with the Family Movie Act, stating:
"The technology provided by ClearPlay is consistent with the statutory definition."
Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch for the District of Colorado (located in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals) rules on the legality of ClearPlay.
OCTOBER 3, 2016
In Legal briefing the studios state:
"A company that wants to filter lawfully does not have to violate the DMCA and infringe copyright to do so."
Statement from Legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and Lucasfilm regarding the legal filtering of streaming movies.
DECEMBER 12, 2016
A California Judge states:
The evidence shows that ClearPlay offers filtering to "users who access authorized streams" from a licensed service.
District Judge André Birotte Jr. for the Central District of California (located in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals) references the legality of ClearPlay.
DECEMBER 15, 2016
In legal briefing the studios state:
"ClearPlay... provides a marketplace alternative for filtering that does not use VidAngel's illegal model.".
Statement by studio legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and LucasFilm to Central District of California.
JANUARY 2, 2017
In legal briefing, the studios reference ClearPlay, and that ClearPlay, "works on licensed streams..."
Statement by studio legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and LucasFilm to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Statement by the DVD Copy Control Association, Inc and Advanced Access Content System License Administrator LLC
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
In a friend-of-the-court brief, licensors of copy protection technologies state:
"As the District Court noted, legitimate filtering services exist, including ClearPlay whose products work within the defined licensing guidelines of DVD CCA and AACS LA to allow consumers to filter content without unlawful circumvention of CSS or AACS Technology."
JULY 3, 2017
In legal briefing , the studios state:
"ClearPlay recently started providing filters for licensed steams from Amazon."
"[I]t appears ClearPlay applies filters to streams as they are made from Amazon, unlike [ClearPlay's competitor] applying filters to streams it makes from master copies it has made."
AUGUST 24, 2017
In a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals:
The judge uses ClearPlay as a legal example of filtering stating that ClearPlay "does not make copies of the films."
9th Circuit Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz affirms the legality of ClearPlay.
Confirmation of
ClearPlay's Legality
DECEMBER 18, 2000
A legal opinion from Stanford Law School professor and renowned copyright expert:
"Personal use of the ClearPlay product does not infringe on the rights of copyright owners or other interested parties."
ClearPlay obtained a legal opinion from internationally renowned copyright expert Paul Goldstein, Law Professor at Stanford Law School.
The legal opinion was issued by the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
GOVERNMENT
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
In legal briefing the Studios state:
"VUDU offers filtering, but does not rely on unauthorized circumvention, copying and streaming "
Statement by studio legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and LucasFilm in the District of Utah Court, case no. 17-29073.
In legal briefing the Studios state:
"VUDU offers filtering, but does not rely on unauthorized circumvention, copying and streaming "
Statement by studio legal counsel for Disney, Warner Bros, Fox, and LucasFilm in the Utah district court, Case No 17-29073
FEB 7, 2020