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Nos. 10–1883, 10–1947, 10–2052____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT______________________SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, ET AL.,Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees,v.JOEL TENENBAUM,Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellant.______________________ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS______________________PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS/CROSS-APPELLEES’ OPENING BRIEF_____________________Timothy M. ReynoldsEve G. BurtonHolme Roberts & Owen, LLP1700 Lincoln, Suite 4100Denver, CO 80203(303) 861-7000Paul D. ClementJeffrey S. BucholtzErin E. MurphyKing & Spalding LLP1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20006(202) 737-0500Matthew J. OppenheimThe Oppenheim Group, LLP7304 River Falls DrivePotomac, MD 20854(301) 299-4986Jennifer L. PariserRecording IndustryAssociation of America1025 F Street, N.W.Washington, DC 20004(202) 775-0101
Case: 10-1947 Document: 00116128551 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/27/2010 Entry ID: 5498901
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
The undersigned counsel of record provides the following statement underFed. R. App. P. 26.1(b): Each Plaintiff-Appellant identifies its parent corporationand lists any publicly held company that owns 10% or more of its stock:The ultimate parent corporation of Plaintiff-Appellant
Sony BMG MusicEntertainment n/k/a Sony Music Entertainment is Sony Corporation (Japan), whichis publicly traded in the United States.The ultimate parent corporation of Plaintiff-Appellant Warner Bros. RecordsInc. is Warner Music Group Corp., which is publicly traded in the United States.Plaintiff-Appellant Arista Records LLC is a Delaware limited liabilitycompany owned by Arista Music (formerly BMG Music), a New York generalpartnership, which is not publicly traded.The ultimate parent corporation of Plaintiff-Appellant UMG Recordings,Inc., is Vivendi S.A., a publicly held French company.- i -
Case: 10-1947 Document: 00116128551 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/27/2010 Entry ID: 5498901
TABLE OF CONTENTS
STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION..........................................................................1
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT...............................................................................21
THE DISTRICT COURT’S ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONSARE HOPELESSLY FLAWED...................................................................24
The District Court’s Characterization of Tenenbaum’s ConductBears No Relationship to Reality...........................................................25
The District Court Artificially Distorted the Scope of Section504(c)’s Applicability.............................................................................30
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Case: 10-1947 Document: 00116128551 Page: 3 Date Filed: 10/27/2010 Entry ID: 5498901
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