ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC et al v. GODBOLT, No. 1:2006cv00158 - Document 9 (N.D. Fla. 2006)
Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION BASED ON STIPULATION in favor of Plaintiffs BMG MUSIC, ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC, INTERSCOPE RECORDS, MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY LP, and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT against Defendant LUCILLE GODBOLT. Defendan t shall pay Plaintiff $10,350.00 in settlement and $350.00 in costs. The Court shall maintain continuing jusrisdiction over this action for the purpose of enforcing this Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction. Signed by Judge MAURICE M PAUL on 11/21/06. (tea) Modified on 11/22/2006 to clarify text(llt, Gainesville).
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ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC et al v. GODBOLT Case 1:06-cv-00158-MP-AK Document 9 Doc. 9 Filed 11/21/2006 Page 1 of 3 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GAINESVILLE DIVISION BMG MUSIC, ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC, INTERSCOPE RECORDS, MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY LP, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Plaintiffs, v. CASE NO. 1:06-cv-00158-MP-AK LUCILLE GODBOLT, Defendant. ___________________________/ FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION BASED ON STIPULATION The Court, having considered the Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction executed by the parties, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. Plaintiffs have alleged that Defendant distributed (including by uploading) and/or reproduced (including by downloading) via the Internet or an online media distribution system copyrighted sound recordings owned or controlled by the Plaintiffs, without Plaintiffs' authorization, in violation of 17 U.S.C. ยง 501. Without admitting or denying liability, Defendant has not contested plaintiffs' allegations, and has acknowledged that such conduct is wrongful. 2. Defendant shall pay to Plaintiffs in settlement of this action the total sum of $10,350.00. 3. Defendant shall pay Plaintiffs' costs of suit (complaint filing fee and service of process fee) in the amount of $350.00. Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:06-cv-00158-MP-AK Document 9 Filed 11/21/2006 Page 2 of 3 Page 2 of 3 4. Defendant shall be and hereby is enjoined from directly or indirectly infringing Plaintiffs' rights under federal or state law in any sound recording, whether now in existence or later created, that is owned or controlled by Plaintiffs (or any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate record label of Plaintiffs) ("Plaintiffs' Recordings"), including without limitation by: a) using the Internet or any online media distribution system to reproduce (i.e., download) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, to distribute (i.e., upload) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, or to make any of Plaintiffs' Recordings available for distribution to the public, except pursuant to a lawful license or with the express authority of Plaintiffs; or b) causing, authorizing, permitting, or facilitating any third party to access the Internet or any online media distribution system through the use of an Internet connection and/or computer equipment owned or controlled by Defendant, to reproduce (i.e., download) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, to distribute (i.e., upload) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, or to make any of Plaintiffs' Recordings available for distribution to the public, except pursuant to a lawful license or with the express authority of Plaintiffs. Defendant also shall destroy all copies of Plaintiffs' Recordings that Defendant and/or any third party that has used the Internet connection and/or computer equipment owned or controlled by Defendant has downloaded without Plaintiffs' authorization onto any computer hard drive or server owned or controlled by Defendant, and shall destroy all copies of those downloaded recordings transferred onto any physical medium or device in Defendant's possession, custody, or control. Case No: 1:06-cv-00158-MP-AK Case 1:06-cv-00158-MP-AK Document 9 Filed 11/21/2006 Page 3 of 3 Page 3 of 3 5. Defendant irrevocably and fully waives notice of entry of the Judgment and Permanent Injunction, and understands and agrees that violation of the Judgment and Permanent Injunction will expose Defendant to all penalties provided by law, including for contempt of Court. 6. Defendant irrevocably and fully waives any and all right to appeal this Judgment and Permanent Injunction, to have it vacated or set aside, to seek or obtain a new trial thereon, or otherwise to attack in any way, directly or collaterally, its validity or enforceability. 7. Nothing contained in the Judgment and Permanent Injunction shall limit the right of Plaintiffs to recover damages for any and all infringements by Defendant of any right under federal copyright law or state law occurring after the date Defendant executes the Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 8. Defendant shall not make any public statements that are inconsistent with any term of the Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 9. The Court shall maintain continuing jurisdiction over this action for the purpose of enforcing this final Judgment and Permanent Injunction. DONE AND ORDERED this 21st day of November, 2006 s/Maurice M. Paul Maurice M. Paul, Senior District Judge Case No: 1:06-cv-00158-MP-AK
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