1973),[1] was an important case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York that concerned copyright infringement, which held that secondary persons or entities could be liable for that tort under certain circumstances, and is also called the "'make-a-tape' case".

The store owner's knowledge of the likely use of the blank tape was patent.Federal courts have held that secondary tort liability exists when: enabling or inciting another to infringe, at least when the enabler knows that her conduct will result in infringement.

Decisions dating back several decades recognize that one who supplies the means to infringe, and knows of the use to which the means will be put (or turns a blind eye), can be held liable for contributory infringement.

In the early cases, however, the relationship between the supplier and the user of the means was sufficiently close, that there could be little doubt of either the knowledge or the nexus between the means and the infringement.Knowledge of the infringement of the copyright is the essential element that Elektra Records developed.

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