ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ (Cal. Bar No. 117166)JAMES P. JENAL (Cal. Bar No. 180190)THOMAS P. JIRGAL (Cal. Bar No. 202637)O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP Facsimile: (310) 246-6779
Attorneys for Plaintiffs |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC., a Delaware corporation; DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation; TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; CPT HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; COLUMBIA PICTURES TELEVISION, INC., a Delaware corporation; TRISTAR TELEVISION, INC., a Delaware corporation; TRISTAR PICTURES, INC., a Delaware corporation; ELP COMMUNICATIONS, a California partnership; PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., a Delaware corporation; TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Plaintiffs, v. RECORDTV.COM, a California corporation; DAVID SIMON, an individual; and DOES 1 through 10, Defendants. |
Case No. (1) COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, (2) TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT IN VIOLATION OF LANHAM ACT § 32 (15 U.S.C. § 1114) (3) UNFAIR COMPETITION IN VIOLATION OF LANHAM ACT § 43(a) (15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)), (4) VIOLATION OF THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT (47 U.S.C. § 533), (5) UNFAIR COMPETITION IN VIOLATION OF CAL. BUS. & PROF. CODE § 17200, and (6) COMMON LAW UNFAIR COMPETITION
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Plaintiffs Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., CPT Holdings, Inc., Columbia Pictures Television, Inc., TriStar Television, Inc., TriStar Pictures, Inc., ELP Communications, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Universal City Studios, Inc., and Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P., (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), for their complaint against Defendants RecordTV.com, David Simon, and Does 1 to 10 (collectively, "Defendants"), allege and aver as follows:
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
NATURE OF THE CASE
THE PARTIES
AVERMENTS COMMON TO ALL CLAIMS
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Copyright Infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., against all Defendants)
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Trademark Infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114, against all Defendants)
THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Unfair Competition under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), against all Defendants)
FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Violation of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984,
47 U.S.C. § 553(a)(1), against all Defendants)
FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Unfair Competition in violation of Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200,
against all Defendants)
SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Common Law Unfair Competition, against all Defendants)
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs pray for relief against Defendants, and each of them as follows:
Dated: June 15, 2000.
ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ
JAMES P. JENAL
THOMAS P. JIRGAL
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
By
Robert M. Schwartz
Attorneys for Plaintiffs