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D. GILL SPERLEIN (172887)THE LAW OFFICE OF D. GILL SPERLEIN584 Castro Street, Suite 879San Francisco, California 94114Telephone: (415) 404-6615Facsimile: (415) 404-6616gill@sperleinlaw.com DOUGLAS L. BRIDGES (
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)HENINGER GARRISON DAVIS LLC1 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 700Atlanta, Georgia 30328Telephone: (678) 638-6309Facsimile: (678) 638-6142dbridges@hgdlawfirm.com BRIAN D. HANCOCK
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)HENINGER GARRISON DAVIS LLC2224 1
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Avenue NorthBirmingham, AL 35203Telephone: (205) 326-3336Facsimile: (205) 326-3332bdhancock@hgdlawfirm.com Attorneys for Plaintiff,DANIEL M. MILLER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
DANIEL M. MILLER,Plaintiff,vs.FACEBOOK, INC. and YAO WEI YEO,Defendants.
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CASE NO.: CV-10-264 (WHA)FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
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FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Daniel M. Miller (“Plaintiff”), for its First Amended Complaintagainst Defendants Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) and Yao Wei Yeo (“Yeo”,collectively with Facebook as “Defendants”), hereby demands a jury trial andalleges as follows:
THE PARTIES
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Plaintiff Daniel M. Miller, is an individual residing 2079 KinsmonDrive, Marietta, Georgia 30062.2.
On information and belief, Defendant Facebook, Inc. is a corporationorganized and existing under the laws of Delaware with its principal place of business at 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304.3.
Upon information and belief, Defendant Yao is an individual withunknown address that was not ascertainable after reasonable diligence.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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This action arises under the Laws of the United States, 17 U.S.C. § 1 etseq., including 17 U.S.. §§ 501 and 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. including 15 U.S.C. §§1125(a).5.
This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§1331, 1332(a)(1), 1367 and 1338(a).
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Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b)and 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) and (c).7.
On information and belief, Defendant Facebook is subject to personal jurisdiction in this district by virtue of, among other things, doing business andcommitting acts of infringement in this State, including in this judicial district,through agents and representatives and/or otherwise having substantial contacts withthis State and this judicial district.8.
On information and belief Defendant Yeo is subject to personal jurisdiction in this district by virtue of, among other things, committing acts of infringement in this State, including in this judicial district.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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In early 2007, Plaintiff authored the video game
Boomshine
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Boomshine
is a game played on the Internet using Adobe Flash ™technology where players click on a floating circle that causes the clicked circle toexpand and causes other contacted floating circles to likewise expand in a chainreaction.11.
Boomshine
was published by Plaintiff on the Internet on the websiteK2xl.com starting on March 9, 2007.
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