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Stephen M. Doniger (SBN 179314)
stephen@donigerlawfirm.com
2 Scott Alan Burroughs (SBN 235718)
3 scott@donigerlawfirm.com
Trevor W. Barrett (SBN 287174)
4 tbarrett@donigerlawfirm.com
5 Justin M. Gomes (SBN 301793)
jgomes@donigerlawfirm.com
6 DONIGER / BURROUGHS
7 603 Rose Avenue
Venice, California 90291
8 Telephone: (310) 590-1820
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the laws of the State of Delaware, and is doing business in California and this
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7. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that THE UPRISING
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CREATIVE, (“UPRISING”) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws
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of the State of Delaware, and is doing business in California and this District.
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8. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that some of
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Defendants Does 1 through 3, inclusive, are manufacturers and/or vendors of
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product, which Doe Defendants have manufactured and/or supplied and are
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4 SUBJECT WORKS:
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11 12. Plaintiff applied to register the Subject Works with the U.S. Copyright
12 Office before this lawsuit was filed.
13 13. Plaintiff entered into a non-exclusive, limited license agreement with C3
14 through intermediary, UPRISING, allowing C3 to use certain of the Subject Works
15 in connection with the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Illinois and Santiago,
16 Chile for a period of three years.
17 14. Plaintiff’s investigation revealed that Defendants and each of them
18 continued to use the Subject Works outside of the scope, and beyond the temporal
19 period, of the license without Plaintiff’s authorization.
20 15. Plaintiff’s investigation further revealed that Defendants and each of them
21 used the Subject Works in connection with Lollapalooza events outside of the United
22 States and Chile without Plaintiff’s authorization.
23 16. Plaintiff’s investigation further revealed that Defendants and each of them
24 sub-licensed to certain third parties the use of certain of the Subject Works without
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26 17. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that, without
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1 marketing materials, and installations that infringe the Subject Works in connection
2 with Lollapalooza music festivals on-site and through on-line websites.
3 24. Due to Defendants’ acts of infringement, Plaintiff has suffered substantial
4 damages to his business in an amount to be established at trial.
5 25. Due to Defendants’ acts of infringement, Plaintiff has suffered general and
6 special damages in an amount to be established at trial.
7 26. Due to Defendants’ acts of copyright infringement as alleged herein,
8 Defendants, and each of them, have obtained direct and indirect profits they would
9 not otherwise have realized but for their infringement of the Subject Works. As such,
10 Plaintiff is entitled to disgorgement of Defendant’s profits directly and indirectly
11 attributable to Defendant’s infringement of the Subject Works in an amount to be
12 established at trial.
13 27. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that Defendants, and
14 each of them, have committed acts of copyright infringement, as alleged above,
15 which were willful, intentional and malicious, which further subjects Defendants,
16 and each of them, to liability for statutory damages under Section 504(c)(2) of the
17 Copyright Act in the sum of up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00)
18 per infringement. Within the time permitted by law, Plaintiff will make its election
19 between actual damages and statutory damages.
20 SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
21 (For Vicarious and/or Contributory Copyright Infringement - Against All
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23 28. Plaintiff repeats, realleges, and incorporates herein by reference as though
24 fully set forth, the allegations contained in the preceding paragraphs of this
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26 29. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that Defendants
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Dated: February 9, 2018 By: /s/ Scott Alan Burroughs
Scott Alan Burroughs, Esq.
7 Trevor W. Barrett, Esq.
8 Justin M. Gomes, Esq.
DONIGER / BURROUGHS
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