Amazon Audible’s Dismissal of Author’s Copyright Suit Affirmed

The Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of an author’s copyright infringement claims against Amazon.com Inc. related to licensing agreements involving its audiobook service Audible Inc. on Wednesday..

A New York federal district judge correctly found that Teri Woods Publishing LLC’s licensing agreement didn’t restrict the distribution method of the author’s books by Audible and other co-defendants, and thus TWP failed to allege viable copyright claims, according to a summary order filed in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Urban Audio Books LLC and Blackstone Audio Inc. were also defendants in the case.

The three-judge panel also ruled ...