Defendants' Authorities Cited in Oral Argument, in DVD CCA v. McLaughlin, Bunner, et al.) (Dec. 29, 1999)

Defendants' Authorities Cited in Oral Argument,
in DVD CCA v. McLaughlin, Bunner, et al.

(Dec. 29, 1999)

ALLONN E. LEVY (Bar No. 187251)
HUBER SAMUELSON APC
210 North Fourth Street, Suite 400
San Jose, CA 95112
Telephone: (408) 295-7034
Facsimile: (408) 295-5799

ROBIN D. GROSS (Bar No. 200701)
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 95103
Telephone: (415) 436-9333
Facsimile: (415) 436-9993

Attorneys for Defendant, ANDREW BUNNER

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

CV-786804

DVD COPY CONTROL ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff,

ANDREW THOMAS MCLAUGHLIN, an
individual; ANDREW BUNNER, an
individual; JOHN V. KEW, an individual;
SCOTT KARLINS, an individual; GLENN
ROSENBLATT, an individual; DALE
EMMONS, an individual, EMMANUEL
GOLDSTEIN, an individual; DOUGLAS R.
WINSLOW, an individual; JONATHAN
BLANK, an individual; ROGER KUMAR, an
individual; ROBERT JONES, an individual;
EN HONG, an individual; MATTHEW
ROBERT PAVOLICH, an individual; IAN A.
GULLIVER, an individual; JON HANSON, an
individual; DAVID M. CHAN, an individual;
CAMERON SIMPSON, an individual; TOM
VOGT, an individual; CYRIL AMSELLEM, an
individual; THORSTEN FENK, an individual;
ADRIAN BAUGH, an individual and DOES
1-500, inclusive, Defendants.

DEFENDANT'S AUTHORITIES CITED IN ORAL ARGUMENT

Date: Dec. 29, 1999
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Dept. 2
Judge William Elfving

Pursuant to statements made by defense counsel during argument opposing plaintiffs' pending TRO request, below ae the case citations defense counsel agreed to furnish the court. For the court's convenience, a copy of these cases is provided to the court, but not served on parties.

1. Bernstein v. D.O.J., 192 F.3d 1308 (9th Cir. 1999) (Computer code is protected speech, prior restraint impossible).

2. Bernstein v. Dept. of State, 974 F. Supp. 1288 (N.D. Cal. 1997) (Computer code is protected speech).

3. Sega v. Accolade 977 F2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992) (Reverse engineering of computer code is lawful).

4. Sony v. Universal Studios 464 U.S. 417 (1984) (Clearly establishes fair use where there is a non-infringing use, debunks Motion Picture Association argument that any copying will destroy industry).

Dated: Dec. 29, 1999

Respectfully submitted,
    ALLONN E. LEVY
    ROBIN D. GROSS
    Attorneys for Defendant,
    ANDREW BUNNER

Ford Motor Company v. Robert Lane, 67 F.Supp.2d 745 (1999)

Gilbert v. National Enquirer, 43 Cal.App. 4th 1135 (1996)

California Trade Secrets Act Definition of MISAPPROPRIATION (Cal. Code Section 3426.1)

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