Warner Bros Home Entertainment Inc v. Michael Hockspiel et al

Filing 9

CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION by Judge Manuel L. Real 8 . (pj)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 J. Andrew Coombs (SBN 123881) andy@coombspc.com Nicole L. Drey (SBN 250235) nicole@coombspc.com J. Andrew Coombs, A Prof. Corp. 517 East Wilson Avenue, Suite 202 Glendale, California 91206 Telephone: (818) 500-3200 Facsimile: (818) 500-3201 Attorneys for Plaintiff Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. S. Michael Kernan (SBN 181747) mkernan@kernanlaw.net The Kernan Law Firm 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 450 Beverly Hills, California 90210 Telephone: (310) 490-9777 Facsimile: (310) 861-0503 Attorney for Defendant Michael Hockspiel, an individual and d/b/a MH SALES 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 15 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Michael Hockspiel, an individual and ) d/b/a as Amazon.com Seller MH SALES, ) and Does 1-10, inclusive, ) ) Defendants. ) ) Case No. CV12-9167 R (CWx) CONSENT DECREE AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION The Court, having read and considered the Joint Stipulation for Entry of Consent Decree and Permanent Injunction that has been executed by Plaintiff Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Michael Hockspiel, an individual and d/b/a as Amazon.com Seller MH SALES (“Defendant”), in this action, and good cause appearing therefore, hereby: 28 Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -1- 1 ORDERS that based on the Parties’ stipulation and only as to Defendant, his 2 successors, heirs, and assignees, this Injunction shall be and is hereby entered in the 3 within action as follows: 4 1) 5 matter hereof pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338. 6 Service of process was properly made against Defendant. 7 2) 8 or license the distribution of home video and digital products, including video home 9 cassettes (VHS) as well as optical discs, including, but not limited to, digital versatile This Court has jurisdiction over the parties to this action and over the subject Plaintiff owns or controls the copyright or pertinent exclusive right to distribute 10 discs (DVDs) and Blu-ray discs (collectively “Media Products”) incorporating the 11 motion picture or television titles subject to the copyright registrations listed in Exhibit 12 “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (collectively referred to 13 herein as “Plaintiff’s Works”). 14 3) 15 Works or substantially similar likenesses or colorable imitations thereof. 16 4) 17 assigns, and all persons, firms, corporations or other entities in active concert or 18 participation with him who receive actual notice of the Injunction are hereby 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Plaintiff has alleged that Defendant has made unauthorized uses of Plaintiff’s Defendant and his agents, servants, employees, representatives, successor and restrained and permanently enjoined from infringing – directly, contributorily or vicariously – or enabling, facilitating, permitting, assisting, soliciting, encouraging, inducing, authorizing, aiding or abetting, materially contributing to, or persuading anyone to infringe in any manner Plaintiff’s Works, including, but not limited to, the following: a) Copying, reproducing, downloading, distributing, uploading, linking to, transmitting, or publicly performing, or using trademarks, trade names or logos in connection with unauthorized Media Products containing any of Plaintiff’s Works; 28 Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -2- 1 b) Enabling, facilitating, permitting, assisting, soliciting, encouraging, 2 abetting, or inducing any person or entity to copy, reproduce, download, 3 distribute, upload, link to, transmit, or publicly perform any of Plaintiff’s 4 Works; or 5 c) Profiting from the unauthorized copying, reproduction, downloading, 6 distribution, uploading, linking to, transmission, or public performance of 7 any of Plaintiff’s Works while declining to exercise a right to stop or limit 8 such unauthorized copying, reproduction, downloading, distribution, 9 uploading, linking to, transmission, or public performance of any of 10 Plaintiff’s Works. 11 5) Each side shall bear its own fees and costs of suit. 12 6) Except as provided herein, all claims alleged in the Complaint are dismissed 13 with prejudice. 14 7) 15 of its execution by the Court. 16 8) 17 pursuant to Rule 54(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court directs 18 immediate entry of this Injunction against Defendant. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 9) This Injunction shall be deemed to have been served upon Defendant at the time The Court finds there is no just reason for delay in entering this Injunction and, The Court shall retain jurisdiction of this action to entertain such further proceedings and to enter such further orders as may be necessary or appropriate to implement and enforce the provisions of this Injunction. 10) The above-captioned action, shall, upon filing by Plaintiff of the Settlement Agreement, Stipulation for Entry of Judgment and Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation, and requesting entry of judgment against Defendant, be reopened should Defendant default under the terms of the Settlement Agreement. 11) This Court shall retain jurisdiction over Defendant for the purpose of making further orders necessary or proper for the construction or modification of this consent 28 Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -3- 1 decree and judgment; the enforcement hereof; the punishment of any violations 2 hereof; and for the possible entry of a further Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation in this 3 action. 4 5 DATED: August 21, 2013 ________________________________ Hon. Manuel L. Real United States District Judge 6 7 8 PRESENTED BY: 9 J. Andrew Coombs, A Prof. Corp. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 By: ____________________________ J. Andrew Coombs Nicole L. Drey Attorneys for Plaintiff Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. The Kernan Law Firm By: _______________________________ S. Michael Kernan Attorney for Defendant Michael Hockspiel, an individual and d/b/a MH SALES 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -4- 1 EXHIBIT A 2 COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS 3 4 Copyright Registration Number: 5 6 PA 1-736-232 7 PA 1-736-234 8 PA 1-737-694 9 PA 1-737-699 10 PA 1-737-696 11 PA 1-737-695 12 PA 1-750-434 13 PA 1-738-431 14 15 16 PA 1-739-318 PA 1-740-116 17 18 19 20 21 PA 1-806-075 Application Pending Application Pending Application Pending 22 23 Application Pending 24 Application Pending 25 Application Pending 26 Application Pending 27 28 Application Pending Title of Work: Game Of Thrones: Season One GAME OF THRONES: Winter Is Coming GAME OF THRONES: The Kingsroad GAME OF THRONES: Lord Snow GAME OF THRONES: Cripples, Bastards And Broken Things GAME OF THRONES: The Wolf And The Lion GAME OF THRONES: A Golden Crown GAME OF THRONES: You Win Or You Die GAME OF THRONES: The Pointy End GAME OF THRONES: Baelor GAME OF THRONES: Fire And Blood THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Season Three THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The Birthday THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The Hybrid THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The End Of The Affair THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Disturbing Behavior THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The Reckoning THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Smells Like Teen Spirit THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Ghost World THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Ordinary People THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Homecoming Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -5- Claimant of Work: Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The New Deal THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Our Town THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The Ties That Bind THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Bringing Out The Dead THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Dangerous Liaisons THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: All My Children THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: 1912 THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Break On Through THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The Murder Of One THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Heart Of Darkness THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Do Not Go Gentle THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Before Sunset THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: The Departed DEADWOOD: Season One Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. PA 1-227-680 DEADWOOD: Deadwood Home Box Office, Inc. 22 PA 1-231-791 DEADWOOD: Deep Water Home Box Office, Inc. 23 PA 1-231-792 DEADWOOD: Reconnoitering The Rim Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-227-640 DEADWOOD: Here Was A Man Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-227-633 DEADWOOD: The Trial Of Jack McCall Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-227-641 DEADWOOD: Plague Home Box Office, Inc. 1 2 Application Pending Application Pending 3 4 5 Application Pending Application Pending 6 7 8 Application Pending Application Pending 9 Application Pending 10 11 12 Application Pending Application Pending 13 14 15 Application Pending Application Pending 16 17 18 Application Pending PA 1-806-077 19 20 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 21 24 25 26 27 28 Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -6- 1 2 3 4 PA 1-232-758 DEADWOOD: Bullock Returns To The Camp Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-232-759 DEADWOOD: Suffer The Little Children Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-232-744 DEADWOOD: No Other Sons Or Daughters Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-232-740 DEADWOOD: Mr. Wu Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-233-007 DEADWOOD: Jewels Boot Is Made For Walking Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-233-008 DEADWOOD: Sold Under Sin Home Box Office, Inc. 5 6 7 8 9 DEADWOOD: Season Two 10 11 12 13 PA 1-354-918 DEADWOOD: A Lie Agreed Upon, Part I Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-354-919 DEADWOOD: A Lie Agreed Upon, Part II Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-272-613 DEADWOOD: New Money Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-272-614 DEADWOOD: Requiem For A Gleet Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-274-760 DEADWOOD: Complications Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-274-767 DEADWOOD: Something Very Expensive Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-274-768 DEADWOOD: E. B. Was Left Out Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-280-307 Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-275-223 DEADWOOD: Childish Things DEADWOOD: Amalgamation And Capital DEADWOOD: Advances None Miraculous PA 1-275-224 DEADWOOD: The Whores Can Come Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-275-225 DEADWOOD: Boy The Earth Talks-To Home Box Office, Inc. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PA 1-277-128 24 25 26 27 28 Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -7- Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. 1 DEADWOOD: Season Three 2 Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-324-842 DEADWOOD: Tell Your God To Ready For Blood DEADWOOD: I Am Not The Fine Man You Take Me For DEADWOOD: True Colors PA 1-325-040 DEADWOOD: Full Faith And Credit Home Box Office, Inc. 9 PA 1-325-041 DEADWOOD: A Two Headed Beast Home Box Office, Inc. 10 PA 1-325-042 DEADWOOD: A Rich Find Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-325-043 DEADWOOD: Unauthorized Cinnamon Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-340-844 DEADWOOD: Leviathan Smiles Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-340-840 DEADWOOD: Amateur Night Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-353-510 DEADWOOD: A Constant Throb Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-353-507 DEADWOOD: The Catbird Sear Home Box Office, Inc. PA 1-261-131 DEADWOOD: Tell Him Something Pretty Home Box Office, Inc. 3 PA 1-324-821 4 PA 1-324-841 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Warner Bros. v. Hockspiel: [Proposed] Consent Decree -8- Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc.

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