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UNITEDSTATESDIS
T
RICTCOURTFORTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUM
B
IABMGMUSIC1540BroadwayNewYork,NY10036;LONDON-SIRERECORDSINC.CivilActionNo.:75RockefellerPlazaNewYork,NY10019;ARISTARECORDS,INC.888SeventhAvenue,40thFloorNewYork,NY10019;CAPITOLRECORDS,INC.150FifthA
v
enue,1lthFloorNewYork,NY10011;ELEKTR
A
ENTERTAINMENTGROUP75RockefellerPlazaNewYork,NY10019;ATLANTICRECORDINGCORPOR
A
TION1290AvenueoftheAmericasNewYork,NY10014;UMGRECORDINGS2220ColoradoAvenueSantaMonica,CA90404;SONYMUSICENTERTAINMENTINC.550MadisonAvenueNewYork,NY10022-321l;VIRGINRECORDSAMERICA,INC.150FifthAvenue,1lthFloorNewYork,NY10011,Plaintiffs,
V.
DOES1-3
,
Defendan
ts
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COMPLAINTFORCOPYRIGHTINFRINGEMENT
Plaintiffs,bythe
ir
attorneys,fortheircomplaintagainstDefendants,allege:
JURISDICTI
O
N
A
ND
V
ENUE
1.Thisisacivilactionseekingd
a
magesandinjunctivereliefforcopyrightinfringementunderthecopyrightlawsoftheUnitedStates(17U.S.C.§101e
ts
e
q
.).2.ThisCourthasjur
i
sdictionunder17U.S.C.§
10
1
etseq
.;28U.S.C.§1331(federalquestion);and28U.S.C.§1338(a)(copyright).3.VenueinthisDistrictisproperunder28U.S.C
.
§1391(b)and
/
or28U.S.C.§1400(a).AlthoughthetrueidentityofeachDefendantisunknowntoPlaintiffsatthistime,oninformationandbelief,eachDefendantmaybefoundinthisDistrictand
/
orasubstantialpartoftheactsofinfringementcomplainedofhereinoccurredinthisDistrict.Oninformationandbelief,personaljurisdictioninthisDistrictisproperbecauseeachDefendant,withoutconsentorpermissionofthecopyrightowner,disseminatedovertheInternetcopyrightedworksownedand/orcontrolledbythePlaintiffs.SuchillegaldisseminationoccurredineveryjurisdictionintheUnitedStates,includingthisone.Inaddition,eachDefendantusesanonlineserviceproviderfoundinthisDistricttoaccesstheInternet,whichfacilitatedDefendants'infringingactivities
.
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PARTIES
4.PlaintiffBMGMusicisageneralpartnershipdulyorganizedandexistingunder
t
helaws
o
ftheState
o
fNewY
o
rk,with
i
tsprincipalplace
o
fb
u
s
i
nessintheState
o
fNewY
o
rk.5.PlaintiffLondon-SireRecordsInc.isacorporationdulyorganizedandexistingunderthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,withitsprincipalplaceofbusinessintheStateofNewYork.6.PlaintiffAristaRecords,Inc.isacorpora
t
iondulyorganizedandexistingunderthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,withitsprincipalplaceofbusinessintheStateofNewYork.7.PlaintiffCapitolRecords,Inc.isacorporationdulyorganizedandexistingunderthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,withitsprincipalplaceofbusinessintheStateofNewYork.
8
.PlaintiffElektraEntertainmen
t
GroupInc.isacorporationdulyorganizedandexistingunderthelawsoftheStateofDelaware
,
withi
t
sprincipalplaceofbusinessintheS
t
ateofNewYork.9.PlaintiffAtlant
i
cR
e
cordingCorporationisacorporationdul
y
organizedandexistingunderthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,withitsprincipalplaceofbusinessintheStateofNewYork.3
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