In Maverick Recording Co.v.Harper,where Maverick Recording Co.sued Harper for copyright infringement for illegally downloaded audio files,the appeals court held that:
A)Harper infringed the plaintiffs' exclusive right to reproduce their copyrighted works by downloading the 37 audio files to her computer without authorization
B)Harper did not infringe on the plaintiffs' rights because she had authorization
C)Harper infringed the plaintiffs' exclusive right to reproduce their copyrighted works by downloading the 37 audio files to her computer with authorization
D)Harper was "innocent" because she did not understand the Copyright Act
E)none of the other choices are correct

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The appeals court held that Harper infringed the plaintiffs' exclusive right to reproduce their copyrighted works by downloading the 37 audio files to her computer without authorization. This is because Maverick Recording Co. had not given Harper authorization to download their copyrighted works.