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MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT
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MP3BOARD RECORD COMPANIES RELIEF LAW AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES PLAINTIFFS ALLEGATIONS COURT ADVISORY OPINION DEFENDANTS DECLARATORY RELIEF RECORDINGS MOTION DISMISS DECLARATIONS PLAIN STATEMENT FIRST CLAIM NON-INFRINGEMENT BMG MUSIC D/B/A RIAA DECLARATORY JUDGMENT COMPLAINT ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP THIRD-PARTY MEMORANDUM IMPERMISSIBLE ADVISORY OPINION RECORD COMPANIES JOIN PROPOSITIONS DMCA |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ARISTA RECORDS, INC., ATLANTIC RECORDING :
CORPORATION, BMG MUSIC d/b/a THE RCA
RECORDS LABEL, CAPITOL RECORDS, INC., :
ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.,
HOLLYWOOD RECORDS, INC., INTERSCOPE :
RECORDS, LAFACE RECORDS, MOTOWN
RECORD COMPANY, L.P., SONY MUSIC :
ENTERTAINMENT INC., UMG RECORDINGS, INC.,
VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC. and :
WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.,
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Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants,
:
-against-
:
MP3BOARD, INC.,
:
Defendant-Counterclaimant.
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RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF :
AMERICA,
Additional Counterclaim Defendant. :
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MP3BOARD, INC.,
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Third-Party Plaintiff
:
against-
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TIME WARNER CORP. and AMERICA ONLINE, INC., :
Third-Party Defendants.
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF RECORD COMPANIES'
MOTION TO DISMISS THE AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ................................ ................................
ARGUMENT................................ ................................
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DEF MEMORANDUM OF LAW
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RIAA DMCA LAW INTERFERENCE MOTION INFRINGING INTERNET DEFENDANT AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM DISMISS PLAINTIFF DECLARATORY RELIEF CONTRACT COURT SUPPORT INFRINGING ACTIVITY COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT TORT CLAIM COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MISREPRESENTATIONS CCLAIM RECORD COMPANIES COPYRIGHT OWNER ISP UNITED STATES NOTIFICATION ASCAP LITIGATION COUNTER-NOTIFICATION |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
ARISTA RECORDS, INC., ATLANTIC
RECORDING CORPORATION, DMB
MUSIC d/b/a/ THE RCA RECORDS 00 Civ. 4660 (SHS)
LABEL, CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.,
ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP,
INC., HOLLYWOOD RECORDS, INC.,
INTERSCOPE RECORDS, LAFACE
RECORDS, MOTOWN RECORD
COMPANY, L.P., SONY MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT INC., UMG
RECORDINGS, INC., VIRGIN
RECORDS AMERICA, INC., and
WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
-against-
MP3BOARD, INC.,
Defendant.
RECORDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.,
Additional Defendant
on Counterclaim.
DEFENDANT RIAA'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW
IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS
09204.001.0028.d
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COMPLAINT
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PLAINTIFFS YORK INTERNET INFRINGEMENT DEFENDANT INFRINGING MP3BOARD LAWS DOWNLOAD MP3 FILES FACILITATING WEBSITE ACTS CONTRIBUTORY COURT TRANSACT BUSINESS UNITED STATES UNITED STATES DISTRICT VICARIOUS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT DISTRIBUTION SCREEN SHOT ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT RIAA PHONORECORDS RELATED STATE LAW STATE LAW CLAIMS LEGITIMATE WIDESPREAD COPYRIGHT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ARISTA RECORDS, INC., ATLANTIC :
RECORDING CORPORATION, BMG MUSIC d/b/a
THE RCA RECORDS LABEL, CAPITOL :
RECORDS, INC., ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT
GROUP INC., HOLLYWOOD RECORDS, INC., :
INTERSCOPE RECORDS, LAFACE RECORDS, Case No.: 00 Civ 4660 [SAS]
MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY, L.P., SONY : COMPLAINT
MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC., UMG
RECORDINGS, INC., VIRGIN RECORDS :
AMERICA, INC. and WARNER BROS. RECORDS :
INC.,
Plaintiffs, : Filed: June 23, 2000.
-against- :
MP3BOARD, INC., :
Defendant. :
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Plaintiffs, by and through their undersigned attorneys, allege as follows:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. This is an action for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement and
related state law claims arising from defendant's willful facilitation of widespread copyright
infringement over the Internet. Defendant operates an Internet website which knowingly
indexes, organizes and posts links to thousands of pirate copies of plaintiffs' protected sound
recordings. By clicking on these links, Internet users can download directly to their computer
infringing copies of plaintiffs' copyrighted sound recordings at no cost.
2. In addition to organizing and posting such links, defendant affirmatively
acts to promote the illegal activity occurring on its website. It encourages site visitors to post
their own infringing links and to download infringing files via links posted by others. Indeed, if
a particular pirated copy of a recording is not available on defendant's site, defendant provides a
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