Louis Lee Stanton (born October 1, 1927)
is a
senior
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United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born on October 1, 1927, in
New York City
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,
New York
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Film and television
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, Stanton was a
United States Merchant Marine Academy
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Cadet Midshipman from 1945 to 1947. He was a
United States Marine Corps Reserve
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First Lieutenant from 1950 to 1952. He received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Yale University
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in 1950. He received a
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
and
Bachelor of Laws
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from the
University of Virginia School of Law
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in 1955. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1955 to 1985.
Federal judicial service
Stanton was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
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on June 12, 1985, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Henry Frederick Werker. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on July 16, 1985, and received commission on July 18, 1985. He assumed
senior status
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on October 1, 1996.
Notable cases
Stanton was the judge in the lawsuit
Viacom Int'l, Inc.v. YouTube, Inc., in which Viacom sued YouTube alleging direct and indirect copyright infringement of Viacom's copyrighted works. In response to a formal
motion to compel A motion to compel asks the court to order either the opposing party or a third party to take some action. This sort of motion most commonly deals with discovery disputes, when a party who has propounded discovery to either the opposing party or a t ...
discovery, Stanton ordered Google to provide Viacom with YouTube user data. This decision received criticism from the
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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and privacy advocates. An attorney for the EFF has accused the court of "ignoring the protections of the federal
Video Privacy Protection Act
The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) is a bill that was passed by the United States Congress in 1988 as and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. It was created to prevent what it refers to as "wrongful disclosure of video tape rental ...
." Stanton denied Viacom's motion to reveal the proprietary source code used for YouTube video searches, as well as the Viacom motion to compel Google to provide access to privately stored YouTube videos.
Ultimately the companies agreed to anonymize all user data other than that of the defendants' and plaintiffs' employees.
In 2010, and in 2013, Stanton ruled in Google's favor in a motion for summary judgment.
Stanton was the judge in the civil complaint filed by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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(SEC) against
Bernard Madoff
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.
In another case Stanton ruled to dismiss the case of the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney general against Quincy Bioscience of Madison, Wisconsin. Quincy was accused of saying that its
Prevagen
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dietary supplement advertising claims were misleading. His ruling was overturned and the case was returned to the lower court.
In 2021, Stanton ruled that Locast, a streaming non-profit, must cease online streamed redistribution of live local television stations. Broadcasters sued over alleged copyright violations. Locast ceased operations, promising to appeal the decision.
[https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/locast-the-streaming-tv-nonprofit-sued-by-media-giants-suspends-service/]
References
External links
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NY Times: Judge orders Google to turn over YouTube records
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1927 births
Living people
University of Virginia School of Law alumni
Yale University alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
20th-century American judges
Lawyers from New York City
United States Merchant Mariners
United States Marine Corps officers
United States Marine Corps reservists
People associated with the Madoff investment scandal
21st-century American judges