-MRW Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. et al v. Jeremy Brunner et al Doc. 33 1 J. Andrew Coombs (SBN 123881) [email protected] 2 Nicole L. Drey (SBN 250235) [email protected] 3 J. Andrew Coombs, A Prof. Corp. 517 East Wilson Avenue, Suite 202 4 Glendale, California 91206 Telephone: (818) 500-3200 5 Facsimile: (818) 500-3201 6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Twentieth 7 Century Fox Film Corporation 8 Curtis R. Tingley (SBN 112322) [email protected] 9 Bruce C. Piontkowski (SBN 152202) [email protected] 10 Jonathan A. McMahon (SBN 239370) [email protected] 11 Tingley Piontkowski LLP 10 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 430 12 San Jose, California 95113 Telephone: (408) 283-7000 13 Facsimile: (408) 283-7010 14 Attorneys for Defendants Jeremy Brunner, an individual and d/b/a 15 www.nostalgiafamilyvideo.com, and Nostalgia Family Video, Inc. 16 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 18 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 19 ) 20 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and ) Case No. CV11-3932 CBM Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, ) (MRWx) 21 ) Plaintiffs, ) CONSENT DECREE AND 22 ) PERMANENT INJUNCTION v. ) 23 ) Jeremy Brunner, an individual and d/b/a ) 24 www.nostalgiafamilyvideo.com, and ) Nostalgia Family Video, Inc., and Does 1 ) 25 through 10, inclusive, ) ) 26 Defendants. ) ) 27 28 Warner Bros., et al. v. Brunner, et al.: [Proposed] Consent Decree - 1 - Dockets.Justia.com 1 The Court, having read and considered the Joint Stipulation for Entry of 2 Consent Decree and Permanent Injunction that has been executed by Plaintiffs Warner 3 Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (collectively 4 “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Jeremy Brunner, an individual and d/b/a 5 www.nostalgiafamilyvideo.com, and Nostalgia Family Video, Inc. (collectively 6 “Defendants”), in this action, and good cause appearing therefore, hereby: 7 ORDERS that based on the Parties’ stipulation and only as to Defendants, their 8 successors, heirs, and assignees, this Injunction shall be and is hereby entered in the 9 within action as follows: 10 1) This Court has jurisdiction over the parties to this action and over the subject 11 matter hereof pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338. 12 Service of process was properly made against Defendants. 13 2) Plaintiffs own or control the copyright or pertinent exclusive right to distribute 14 or license the distribution of home video and digital products, including video home 15 cassettes (VHS) as well as optical discs, including, but not limited to, video compact 16 discs (VCDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs) and Blu-ray discs (collectively “Media 17 Products”) incorporating the motion picture or television titles subject to the copyright 18 registrations listed in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this 19 reference (collectively referred to herein as the “Plaintiffs’ Works”). 20 3) Plaintiffs have alleged that Defendants have made unauthorized uses of 21 Plaintiffs’ Works or substantially similar likenesses or colorable imitations thereof. 22 4) Defendants and their agents, servants, employees, representatives, successor and 23 assigns, and all persons, firms, corporations or other entities in active concert or 24 participation with him who receive actual notice of the Injunction are hereby 25 restrained and permanently enjoined from infringing – directly, contributorily or 26 vicariously – or enabling, facilitating, permitting, assisting, soliciting, encouraging, 27 inducing, authorizing, aiding or abetting, materially contributing to, or persuading 28 Warner Bros., et al. v. Brunner, et al.: [Proposed] Consent Decree - 2 - 1 anyone to infringe in any manner Plaintiffs’ Works, including, but not limited to, the 2 following: 3 a) Copying, reproducing, downloading, distributing, uploading, linking to, 4 transmitting, or publicly performing, or using trademarks, trade names or 5 logos in connection with unauthorized Media Products containing any of 6 Plaintiffs’ Works; 7 b) Enabling, facilitating, permitting, assisting, soliciting, encouraging, 8 abetting, or inducing any person or entity to copy, reproduce, download, 9 distribute, upload, link to, transmit, or publicly perform any of Plaintiffs’ 10 Works; or 11 c) Profiting from the unauthorized copying, reproduction, downloading, 12 distribution, uploading, linking to, transmission, or public performance of 13 any of Plaintiffs’ Works while declining to exercise a right to stop or limit 14 such unauthorized copying, reproduction, downloading, distribution, 15 uploading, linking to, transmission, or public performance of any of 16 Plaintiffs’ Works. 17 5) Each side shall bear its own fees and costs of suit. 18 6) Except as provided herein, all claims alleged in the Complaint are dismissed 19 with prejudice. 20 7) This Injunction shall be deemed to have been served upon Defendants at the 21 time of its execution by the Court. 22 8) The Court finds there is no just reason for delay in entering this Injunction and, 23 pursuant to Rule 54(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court directs 24 immediate entry of this Injunction against Defendants. 25 9) The Court shall retain jurisdiction of this action to entertain such further 26 proceedings and to enter such further orders as may be necessary or appropriate to 27 implement and enforce the provisions of this Injunction. 28 Warner Bros., et al. v. Brunner, et al.: [Proposed] Consent Decree - 3 - 1 10) The above-captioned action, shall, upon filing by Plaintiffs of the Settlement 2 Agreement, Stipulation for Entry of Judgment and Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation, 3 and requesting entry of judgment against Defendants, be reopened should Defendants 4 default under the terms of the Settlement Agreement. 5 11) This Court shall retain jurisdiction over Defendants for the purpose of making 6 further orders necessary or proper for the construction or modification of this consent 7 decree and judgment; the enforcement hereof; the punishment of any violations 8 hereof; and for the possible entry of a further Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation in this 9 action. 10 DATED: May 02, 2012 11 ________________________________ 12 Hon. Consuelo B. Marshall Judge, United States District Court 13 for the Central District of California 14 PRESENTED BY: 15 J. Andrew Coombs, A Prof. Corp. 16 By: ____________________________ 17 J. Andrew Coombs Nicole L. Drey 18 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Twentieth 19 Century Fox Film Corporation 20 Tingley Piontkowski LLP 21 22 By: ____________________________ Curtis R. Tingley 23 Bruce C. Piontkowski Jonathan A. McMahon 24 Attorneys for Defendants Jeremy Brunner, an individual and d/b/a 25 www.nostalgiafamilyvideo.com, and Nostalgia Family Video, Inc. 26 27 28 Warner Bros., et al. v. Brunner, et al.: [Proposed] Consent Decree - 4 - 1 EXHIBIT A 2 PLAINTIFFS’ WORKS 3 Title Registration No. Rights Owner 4 Abbott & Costello RE 73-597 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Meet Captain Kidd 5 Aces of Aces R 268809 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 6 Action in Arabia R 506034 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Copyright: LP 5591 7 Alibi Ike Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Renewal: R 304079 8 Angel Baby RE 391-719 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 9 Armored Car Robbery RE 5-320 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Babbitt R 294-774 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 10 Back Trail R615159 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 11 Big Shot, The R234897 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Blazing Bullets RE22469 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 12 Bobby Ware Is RE163423 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 13 Missing Bogus Bandits a/k/a 14 The Devil’s Brother R256633 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 15 a/k/a Fra Diavolo Border Bandits R555466 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 16 Bowery Boys Meet the Copyright: LP 3749 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 17 Monsters Renewal: RE 131-464 Canyon River R 226-766 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 18 Captain Eddie R 543325 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 19 Casablanca TV Series RE 203-212 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Case of the Howling 20 R 286403 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Dog, The 21 Case Of The Lucky R 304094 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 22 Legs, The Classics Caught Plastered R 234905 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 23 Central Park R 247778 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 24 China’s Little Devils R537734 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Clay Pigeon, The R 632494 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 25 Coast of Skeletons PA 1-338-992 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Come On Danger R 250804; 26 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Westerns Suppl. Reg: R 457482 27 Cracked Nuts R 233572 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 28 Dakotas, The Classic RE 479-128 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros., et al. v. Brunner, et al.: [Proposed] Consent Decree - 5 - 1 TV series 2 Damn Yankees RE356081 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Dawn Patrol, The 3 R207502 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Flight Commander) 4 Copyright: LP 8983 Death in Small Doses Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Renewal: 241-584 5 Desert Song, The R 18-2902 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 6 Devil's Canyon RE 104-288 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Copyright: LP 3868 7 Diplomaniacs Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Renewal: R 267276 8 Disc Jockey RE 22-481 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 9 Doughgirls, The R 533-123 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Copyright: L 1691 Dude Goes West, The Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 10 Renewal: R 610856 11 Exit Smiling Classics R 186523 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Face of Fire RE 291-871 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 12 Falcon Takes Over, Copyright: LP 11354 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 13 The Renewal: R 467002 1938: R364009; Fast Company Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 14 1953: RE77-528 15 Genius at Work R 560-803 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Gildersleeve on 16 R 493281 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Broadway 17 Girl from Mexico, The R 393-970 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Gold Raiders, The 18 RE 39-651 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Classics 19 Golden Eye, The R 615165 Warner Bros.