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1GLENN
D.
POMERANTZ(SBN112503)Glenn.Pomerantz@mto.com2BART
H.
WILLIAMS(SBN134009)Bart.Williams@mto.com3KELLY
M.
KLAUS(SBN161091)Kelly.Klaus@mto.com4MUNGER,TOLLES
&
OLSONLLP355SouthGrandAvenue5Thirty-FifthFloorLosAngeles,CA90071-15606Tel:(213)683-9100;Fax:(213)687-37027ROBERT
H.
ROTSTEIN(SBN72452)rxr@msk.comERIC
J.
GERMAN(SBN224557)ejg@msk.comMITCHELLSILBERBERG&KNUPPLLP11377WestOlympicBoulevardLosAngeles,California90064-1683Tel:(310)312-2000;Fax:(310)312-3100AttorneysforMotionPictureStudioPlaintiffs/DeclaratoryReliefClaimDefendantsUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTNORTHERNDISTRICTOFCALIFORNIAGREGORY
P.
GOECKNER(SBN103693)gregory_goeckner@mpaa.orgDANIEL
E.
ROBBINS(SBN156934)danJobbins@mpaa.org15301VenturaBoulevard,BuildingEShermanOaks,California91403-3102Tel:(818)995-6600;Fax:(818)285-44038
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Plaintiffs,vs.DVDCOPYCONTROLASSOCIATION,INC.,etaI.,Defendants.UNIVERSALCITYSTUDIOSPRODUCTIONSLLLP,etaI.,Plaintiffs,vs.REALNETWORKS,INC.,etaI.,Defendants.CASENO.C08-4548-MHP
PUBLICREDACTEDVERSION:RESPONSEMEMORANDUMOFSTUDIOPLAINTIFFSINSUPPORTOFMOTIONFORPRELIMINARYINJUNCTION
Date:April24,2009Time:9:00a.m.Ctrm:
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(Hon.MarilynHallPatel)CASENO.C08-4719-MHP
STUDIOS'RESPONSEMEMOISOP.I.MOTIONCASENOS.C08-4548-MHP/08-47I9-MHP
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
2.
3.
Page
INTRODUCTION1
THE
STUDIOS
ARE
OVERWHELMINGLYLIKELY
TO
PREVAIL
ON
THEMERITS,3
A.
RealDVD'sCircumvention
OfCSS
IsClear4
1.
Real's
ArgumentsBased
On
TheCSSLicenseFail42.
Real's
SecondaryArgumentsForAvoidingLiabilityBased
On
CSSCircumventionAreMeritless5
RealDVD's
Circumvention
Of
ARccOS
And
RipGuardIsClear8
1.
Real's
ClaimsThat
B.
AreNeitherRelevant
Nor
Credible8RealAttemptsToAvoidSection1201(b)Liability
By
Mischaracterizing
The
Studios'
DMCA
Claim
On
ARccOS/RipGuardAs
An
Access-ControlClaim,When
It
IsACopy-ControlClaim
12
Real's
RemainingArgumentsforAvoidingSection1201(b)(1)LiabilityBased
On
ARccOS/RipGuardCircumventionAreMeritless
13
C.
Real's
Appeal
To"Fair
Use"IsMeritless14
1.
An
End-User'sFairUseDefenseIsIrrelevant
ToReal'sDMCA
Liability
15
2.RealShould
Be
JudiciallyEstoppedFromArguingThat
An
End-
User's
FairUseIsADefense
To
A
DMCA
TraffickingClaim163.Even
If
FairUseWereRelevant,TheDefenseWouldNotExcuseCopyingMoviesAnd
TV
ShowsWithRealDVD
18
THE
STUDIOSHAVESHOWNIRREPARABLE
HARMFROMREAL'S
TRAFFICKINGINREALDVD
THAT
OUTWEIGHS
ANY
"HARM"
TO
REAL
21
A.IrreparableInjuryIsPresumed
21
B.
RealIgnoresTheEvidenceThatRealDVDThreatensMassiveHarmtotheStudios'CurrentandEmergingBusinesses
21
C.
Real's
ArgumentThatRealDVDWillOnlyAppealto"Lawful"CopiersisWrong23D.
Real's
AttemptToBlameTheVictimsForHarmCaused
By
RealDVDIsMeritless23
E.
DamagesCannotEasily
Be
Calculated24F.TheBalance
of
HardshipsandThePublicInterestDecidedlyFavortheStudios24CONCLUSION25
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II.III.
IV.
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TABLEOFAUTHORITIESPage
321Studios
v.
MGM,
307F.Supp.
2d
1085(N.D.Cal.2004)
passim
A&M
Records,Inc.
v.
Napster,Inc.,
114
F.
Supp.
2d
896(N.D.Cal.2000)20
A&M
Records,Inc.
v.
Napster,Inc.,
2000
WL
573136(N.D.Cal.
May
12,2000)2,23
A&M
Records,Inc.
v.
Napster,Inc.,
239F.3d1004(9thCir.2001)
19,20
Allen-Myland
v.
IBM,
746F.Supp.520(E.D.Pa.1990)19
AmericanGeophysicalUnion
v.
Texaco,Inc.,
60F.3d913(2dCir.1994)19
Atari,Inc.
v.
JS&AGroup,Inc.,
597F.Supp.5(N.D.Ill.1983)19
Campbell
v.
Acuff-RoseMusic,Inc.,
510U.S.569(1994)
18,19
ChamberlainGroup,Inc.
v.
SkylinkTechs.,Inc.,
381
F.3d1178(Fed.Cir.2004)16
Cummins-AllisonCorp.
v.
GloryLtd.,
2003
WL
355470(N.D.Ill.Feb.
12,2003)
22
Davidson
&
Assocs.,Inc.
v.
InternetGateway,Inc.,
334F.Supp.2d1164(E.D.Mo.2004)6
eBayInc.
v.
MercExchange,
547U.S.388(2006)
21
Harper
&
Row,Publishers,Inc.
v.
NationEnters.,
471U.S.539(1985)19
I.MS.
InquiryMgmt.Sys.,Ltd.
v.
BerkshireInfo.Sys.,Inc.,
307F.Supp.
2d
521
(S.D.N.Y.2004)6
Jacobsen
v.
Katzer,
535F.3d1373(Fed.Cir.2008)
21
KaiserFound.HealthPlan,Inc.
v.
AbbottLabs.,Inc.,
552F.3d1033(9thCir.2009)8
LexmarkInt
'I,
Inc.
v.
StaticControlComponents,Inc.,
387F.3d522(6thCir.2004)12,21
LGS
Architects,Inc.
v.
ConcordiaHomes
of
Nevada
,
434F.3d1150(9thCir.2006)
21
Macrovision
v.
SimaProds.Corp.,
2006
WL
1063284(S.D.N.Y.Apr.20,2006)
1,15
MicrosoftCorp.
v.
EEE
BusinessInc.,
555F.Supp.
2d
1051(N.D.Cal.2008)7
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