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Disney In June 2017, in fact,the In June2017,in But Disney Denise Danielshasdedicatedherca The Moodsters The individualsatDisney From 2005through2009,andevery The Moodsters Pixar released released Pixar d efforts, Daniels conceived of—and developed—a developed—a of—and conceived d efforts,Daniels Pixar was notthefirstto was Pixar two Academy Awardsand two Academy live“deepdowninsideever The Moodsters (blue), anger (red), fear (red),fear anger (blue), include Thomas Staggs, then CFOofTheWalt Staggs,then Thomas include are astonishing feats,ex areastonishing The Moodsters itics continue to applaudDisney to continue itics Introduction am, approached andpitchedDisney approached am, lty in thefundamentalpremiseof lty in Inside Out Inside andthevisualrenderingofhuman erstand, and managetheiremotions.As and erstand, animated, anthropomorphized figure figure anthropomorphized animated, - 2 New YorkTimes ngle corresponding co corresponding ngle so far.Thearticleexplained,“The Pixar whohadaccess . Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and and Anger,Fear, Joy,Sadness, ters inside a child each of which eachofwhich child insidea ters Inside Out in2015toravereviews. . reer overthelastfourdecades year inbetween,Daniels, conceive oftheidea (green), andlove(pink). won the Academy Award Academy the won . ranked ranked y child,” and features five y child,”andfeatures FIRST AMENDEDCOMPLAINT ecuted with unparalleled lor, specifically, lor, specifically, to materialsand Inside Out Pixar forthe Inside Out Inside Out Pixar to as the as :
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Pixar recently expressed conc expressed recently Pixar Pixar withtheunderstandin The WaltDisneyCompany. Pixar is part of this prob ofthis ispart Pixar tellectual property inth property tellectual cter, of Pixar; Rich Ross, Rich Pixar; of cter, The Parties Parties The any for its infringement. any forits s isacitizenandresi e MoodstersCompany’sintellectual - 3 Roy E. Disney, who was the son and E.Disney,whowastheson Roy Pixar accepted these disclosures under Pixar acceptedthesedisclosures e in the entertainment industry is a isa industry intheentertainment e rred toasDisney l Report(Form10-K)(Nov.23,2016). an ofWaltDisneyStudios;Nancy ry, thatDanielswouldbecompensated allenge for intellectual property rights allenge forintellectualproperty ugh the release and sales associated salesassociated ugh thereleaseand Pixar accountableforits pyrights ownedbyDaniels’ disclosed the idea underlying the ideaunderlying the disclosed intheanimatedmotion ern toitsinventorsabout: lem, and shouldcompensate lem, and e entertainmentindustry g, as is custom in the g, asiscustomin FIRST AMENDEDCOMPLAINT Pixar hasnot then President of Disney then PresidentofDisney dent oftheState Junior);Paula ROBINS KAPLAN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW LOS ANGELES Case 2:17-cv-04527-PSG-SKDocument27Filed09/20/17Page4of51ID#:84 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 subsdiary ofDisney subsdiary California. DisneyConsumer Products ofbusine place its principal is a California corporation withitspr corporation California is a ofbu place principal with its state lawclaim(Count 1) 28U.S.C. §1338(a);andsupplem §1331, and for copyrightinfringement (Counts2- law. California its principalplaceofbusinessinBurban itsprinci with corporation Disney of business in Emeryville, CA 94608. of businessinEmeryville,CA Disn of a subsidiary Interactive Studios, Inc. is a subsid a Studios,Inc.is Interactive shareholder and CEOofTheMoodstersCompany. shareholder and its principal place ofbusi place its principal
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Defendant Disney Interactive St DisneyInteractive Defendant Defendant DisneyConsumer Product Inc. DisneyEnterprises, Defendant Defendant TheWaltDisneyComp Defendant This Courthasoriginalsubjectma This actionarisesunderthecopyri Inc. DisneyShopping, Defendant The Defendants are collectively refe collectively are The Defendants place withitsprincipal corporation aCalifornia is Pixar Defendant Plaintiff The Moodsters Company is Plaintiff TheMoodstersCompany ey Enterprises Inc. Inc. ey Enterprises Enterprises, Inc. Enterprises, ness inMinneapolis,Minnesota.Danielsisthesole under 28U.S.C.§1367. under pal placeofbusinessinBu ss inBurbank,California. Jurisdiction and Venue Venue Jurisdiction and siness in Burbank, California. California. siness inBurbank, iary of Disney Enterprises, Inc. Enterprises, ofDisney iary incipal place of business in Burbank, inBurbank, ofbusiness place incipal 6) under 17 U.S.C. §501,28U.S.C. 6) under17U.S.C. - 4 k, California.Disney and Interactive Media, Inc.is a and InteractiveMedia, udios, Inc. is a California California isa udios, Inc. ental jurisdiction overthe related ental jurisdiction is a Delaware corporation with with corporation Delaware is a ght laws of the United Statesand ght lawsoftheUnited tter jurisdiction tter is a Delaware corporation with corporation Delaware isa any is a Delaware corporation corporation any isaDelaware rred to in this Complaint as as this Complaint in to rred aMinnesotacorporationwith s and Interactive Media, Inc. andInteractiveMedia, s
rbank, California. Disney rbank, California. FIRST AMENDEDCOMPLAINT Shopping,Inc.is over the claims over the ROBINS KAPLAN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW LOS ANGELES Case 2:17-cv-04527-PSG-SKDocument27Filed09/20/17Page5of51ID#:85 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (Count 1)under28U.S.C. different states within the different stateswithin andDisney onehand, Company, on or valueof$75,000,exclusiveintere social and emotional development. social andemotionaldevelopment. Defendants reside in the State ofCalifornia. resideintheState Defendants national non-profit In Crisis and Childhood Bereavement, Daniels’ and The Moodsters Company’s andTheMoodsters Daniels’ th of substantialpart a and California; this residein Shopping,Inc., Inc., Disney Consumer ProductsandInteractiveMedia, because TheWaltDisneyCompany, of theJointChiefs Staf military familiesattherequestofFo During OperationDesertStorm,she system, andforchildreninrefugeecamp serv direct providing theglobe and around grief counseling and crisis intervention crisis and counseling grief State Department,Daniels andherteamtr
Denise Daniels is anationally recognized child development expert 23. 24. 27. 26. 25. 28.
This Courtalsohasdiversityjuri This Courthaspersonal In 1986,withabackgroundin Daniels hasover40yearsofexpe Venue isproperinth In Daniels’roleasEx National Childhood Grief Institute. Institute. ChildhoodGrief National f for the U.S. Pentagon. At U.S.Pentagon. f forthe meaning of 28 U.S.C. §1332. meaning of28U.S.C. §1332.Theamountinco Factual Background is District pursuant is Districtpursuant ecutive Director, shetr ur StarGeneralWilliamVessey,Chairman jurisdiction overDisney jurisdiction Pixar, ontheotherha had the distinction of working with with ofworking distinction had the Disney Enterprises,Inc., - 5 e eventsandomission st andcosts.Daniel tervention, Danielsco-foundedthe foryoungvictims,such asinthe s who had experienced griefandloss. s whohadexperienced claims occurredinthisDistrict. claims District,andPixarisaresidentof ices for schools, Minnesota’sjudicial ices forschools, aveled todevastated Pediatric OncologyNursing, Inc., Disney Interactive Studios, Studios, Inc.,DisneyInteractive sdiction over the state law claim claim law sdiction overthestate rience inpromot rience ntroversy exceedsthesum therequestofU.S. to 28U.S.C.§1391(b) FIRST AMENDEDCOMPLAINT aveled acrosstheU.S. s andTheMoodsters nd, arecitizensof s givingriseto Pixar becauseall ing children’s ing children’s areas to provide areastoprovide ROBINS KAPLAN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW LOS ANGELES Case 2:17-cv-04527-PSG-SKDocument27Filed09/20/17Page6of51ID#:86 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 aftermath of Hurricane Ka ofHurricane aftermath Times the News. Danielshasalsobeenfeaturedin LarryKingLive NBC’s NightlyNews, authored a children’s grief workbook called workbook grief achildren’s authored September 11inNewYork Bombing, theshootingatColumbineHi childrenandfa upontohelp was called her owndaily,nationallysyndicated expertforNBC’sToday first parenting to distributed million copieswere young pediatricpatients.The pediatric residentsbettercommunicate PediatricsretainedDanielsasa Pfizer area ofchildren’s social andemotiona Parenting PBS televisionspecialhelpingchildr Talking Network. included the creation of thecreation included Ground Zeroandthrougho thermometerto40,000 this distributed pediatric patientswhose phys program required less pain medication an pain medication less required program
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Daniels recruitedahigh-profilean While consultingforPfizerPediat Daniels conceivedof Daniels wantedtoex apublished au is In total,Daniels These characters live in an abst inan These characterslive The Conception and Development of and Development The Conception The Moodsters The The Moodsters The fluenced Daniels’ fear, and love. Ex. 2. Ex. love. and fear, prove patientoutcomes. neuroscientist andpharmacologist.Sheservedasa rs, LisaSimon,Louise into tenU.S.medicalsch andformedTheMoodstersCompany. This Pilot”) starring five color-coded fivecolor-coded starring Pilot”) The Moodsters pand onherideaofusingcolor-coded The Moodsters erous worldwhereTheMoodsters eir socialandemotionaldevelopment. pe withemotional - 7 hool of Medicine. Dr. Pert was an Dr.Pertwas ofMedicine. hool used in over 200pediatricunitsacross used inover Pert of the National Institutes of NationalInstitutes Pert ofthe ally representingasingleemotion: strongbeliefinimplementing ract worldinside explain that “[s]omewhere deep explainthat“[s]omewhere thor of nine children’s self-help self-help children’s ofnine thor rics, Daniels had the privilegeof hadthe Daniels rics, d accomplished te ,
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The late Lisa Simon served The lateLisaSimon Louise Gikowservedas A.J. Deweyservedasth and songs.Shewasacons operatedherowncompan ey’s hitshow,“Johnnyan . Gikowwasheadwriter direction towhathadal ddle Easternco-productio hundreds ofretailproducts e clientsincludeSesame illustrator and designer and illustrator Award,forherworkasaproduceranddirector. Louise Gikow A.J. Dewey Lisa Simon lm, and videoproduction companies. e creative directorfor e creative symphonic animated versionofthe co-executive producer for for co-executive producer pre-school children. She won15Emmy pre-school children.She - 8 ddy,” “OnceUpon a Tree”and“Dr. Discovery Network,Sony,andDisney. Discovery Lions.” She was the co-creatorandhead wasthe Lions.” She Award-winning author and composerof author Award-winning as co-executive producer for producer as co-executive Street” foroverfour for Little Airplane Productions,Nick Airplane forLittle ofMusic,”amusiceducationshow illustrations canbeseeninseveral PresidentofSesameStreet.She
ready becomeabenchmark for numerousinternational ulting producerandstaff d theSprites.”AndGikow n of“SesameStories.” y, simon-sezproductions, whose work spans a broad spansabroad work whose Street,Disney,IBM, . Dewey’stelevision work FIRST AMENDEDCOMPLAINT The Moodsters The teen years,where The Moodsters The . , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW LOS ANGELES Case 2:17-cv-04527-PSG-SKDocument27Filed09/20/17Page9of51ID#:89 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2006 launchesofGroovyGirls’ hedesignedabroa Manhattan Toy,where popular children’sbook.From2004to2007, Moodsters andtextiles. products of children’s intelligence inschools.Hisrese awards, includingtheJosephE.Zins has publishedover100scho intheChild aprofessor Intelligence and development of intelligence: model ofemotionalliteracy,whichst Time recognize, understand, and regulate thei recognize, understand,andregulate and privateschoolsacrosstheUnited R acceptable manner. paramount importanceintheirgrowth academically. displaygreatersocial problem-solvers; depression; havefewer attention,learni emotio children wholearn
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ands for five skillsofemotional ands forfive Statesandinothercountries. - 9 Award for his research on emotional Award forhisresearchonemotional *** and leadership skills; and perform better andperformbetter skills; and leadership and development.Researchshowsthat ng, and behavior problems;arebetter behavior ng, and r emotionsinahe dio. Heco-developedtheRULER Study CenteratYa as acurriculumadvisoron d list of toy products, including the including products, d listoftoy L ted byover 1,000 public, charter, ce skills in children isof inchildren ce skills abeling, mission is to help children helpchildren isto mission DeweywastheSeniorDesignerat Center forEmotional eeminent role in the creation and roleinthecreationand eeminent E FIRST AMENDEDCOMPLAINT xpressing, and Soleil’s premier line Soleil’s althy and socially althy andsocially le University. He He le University. New YorkTimes The The , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW LOS ANGELES Case 2:17-cv-04527-PSG-SKDocument27Filed09/20/17Page10of51ID#:90 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Emotional LiteraryCurrriculum educational objectives need objectives educational Moodsters critical emotional knowledgeandimpo critical emotional and herteam,therefore,designed opportunity tolearn“emotionallite and practice simple strategi and practicesimple theiremotions;developthevo understand idea behind evidence-based curriculum,tosubstantia the everydaychallengesofgrowingup. Moodsters Moodsters Moodsters outline of a television series’charac outline ofatelevision main characters, eachof main characters, are an abstract conceptwith are anabstract body language,vocalcharacterist anthropomorphous figureswithhuman ch these individual single-emotion char these individualsingle-emotion // intelligence inchildren.
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174. 176. 175. 177. 178.
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The Moodsters 184. 185.
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scènes àfaire scènes 187. 186. 188. 189. 190. 191.
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human traitsandcharacterist not limited to: an anthropomorphized si to:ananthropomorphized not limited anger. head. she becomesfurious,lightningboltsappe character maintains withinfo character maintains applicationofanger animal orobject;the in elements areprotectable arrangement, such asexplosionsfrom isre which color ofacore application the Angercharacter in is Angercharacter establish thatthe characteristics, and (2)isde and characteristics, well as conceptualqualitie well as sufficiently delineated, as sufficiently delineated, 195-98, suchthatthe charac
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scènes àfaire scènes 201. 200. 202. 203. 204. 205.
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