arista v flea world, 2006 wl 842883, 2006 us dist. lexis 14988 (d.n.j. 2006)

8/12/2019 Arista v Flea World, 2006 WL 842883, 2006 US Dist. LEXIS 14988 (D.N.J. 2006)

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&' n t i% 9atter, P-ainti % ri%ta Re&ord%, n&., Son) u%i&*ntertain9ent, n&. and a nu9:er o ot er re&ording &o9panie% (re erred to &o--e&ti/e-) ereina ter a% BP-ainti %Ca/e i-ed %uit again%t de endant% F-ea Wor-d, n&., F-ea Wor-dLL', 'o-u9:u% F-ea Wor-d, LL', 'o-u9:u% Far9er% ar &op)rig t% (in /io-ation o t e 'op)rig t &t, 1! ".S.'. EE 101 et seq. re-ated to t e de endant%> o ner% ip andoperation o a -arge, &ontinuou% -ea 9ar S" FC G 1. i% +pinion i--

genera--) u%e t e ter9 BDe endant%C or B&orporateDe endant%C to 9ean 'o-u9:u% F-ea Wor-d, LL' and'o-u9:u% Far9er% ar paper% a/e not o&u%ed on t e ro-e%,i an), p-a)ed :) t e ot er t o &orporate De endant%,na9e-), F-ea Wor-d, n&. and F-ea Wor-d, LL', nora% oppo%ition to P-ainti %> 9otion :een pre%ented on

:e a- o F-ea Wor-d, LL' and F-ea Wor-d, n&. -%o,a% noted a:o/e, neit er F-ea Wor-d, LL' nor F-eaWor-d, n&. Hoined t e ot er De endant%> 9otion or%u99ar) Hudg9ent. n t i% %u99ar) Hudg9ent9otion in i& P-ainti % :ear t e :urden oe%ta:-i% ing at -ea%t a pri9a a&ie &a%e o -ia:i-it)again%t t e%e De endant%, t i% 'ourt i% una:-e to
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adHudi&ate t e pre&i%e &ir&u9%tan&e under i& F-eaWor-d, n&. and F-ea Wor-d, LL' ou-d, or ou-dnot, :e -ia:-e. &&ording-), P-ainti %> 9otion or%u99ar) Hudg9ent 9u%t :e denied it out preHudi&e

a% to De endant% F-ea Wor-d, n&. and F-ea Wor-d,LL'.

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9ain o i&e, i% a prere ui%ite to %e--ing good% at t e 9ar


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'o-u9:u% Far9er% ar S"F GG 22@;26 K

&6 O +n or a:out De&e9:er 6, 2001, a repre%entati/e o t e

R in or9ed a repre%entati/e o t e ar


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ue%tiona:-e produ&t% ad :een e &-uded ro9 t e ar


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FN!. oreo/er, a non;9o/ing part) 9u%t do 9oret an re-) on-) Bupon :are a%%ertion%, &on&-u%or)a--egation% or %u%pi&ion%.C Gans (. %"nd* !62 F.2d 338, 341 (3d 'ir.1$8@ , )ert. denied 4!4 ".S. 1010

(1$8@ (&itation o9itted K see Li$ert* Lo$$* 4!! ".S. at 24$;@0. u%, i t e non;9o/ing part)>% e/iden&ei% a 9ere %&inti--a or i% Bnot %igni i&ant-) pro:ati/e,Ct e &ourt 9a) grant %u99ar) Hudg9ent. Li$ert*

Lo$$* 4!! ".S. at 24$;@0K Co"ntr* Floors $30 F.2dat 1061;62.

e %u99ar) Hudg9ent %tandard doe% not & ange en, a%ere, t e partie% a/e i-ed &ro%%;9otion% or %u99ar)

Hudg9ent. See Appel#ans (. Cit* o P!ila. 826 F.2d 214, 216 (3d 'ir.1$8! . 'ro%%;9otion% or %u99ar) Hudg9entM

are no 9ore t an a &-ai9 :) ea& %ide t at it a-one i% entit-edto %u99ar) Hudg9ent, and t e 9a%&op)rig t and o t e a&t% %tated in t e &erti i&ate%, in&-udingo ner% ip o t e &op)rig t. See id. E 401(& .

& =ere, P-ainti % a/e pre%ented t e 'ourt it regi%tration&erti i&ate% and de&-aration% atte%ting to P-ainti %> o ner% ipo o/er 800 or


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FN8. P-ainti % a/e %u:9itted de&-aration% ro9 anu9:er o %enior e e&uti/e% at re&ording &o9panie%t at are p-ainti % in&-uding Jenni er Pari%er, Da/e Pa-a&io, -a%dair & u--an, Jo n ' o, and Si-da

Pa-er9 to de9on%trate P-ainti %> o ner% ip o&op)rig t% to %ound re&ording% o i& &ounter eit&opie% ere %ei ed at t e ar o ner% ip o t e &op)rig t% at i%%ue, and no di%pute re9ain% a%to P-ainti %> a%%erted &op)rig t%.

FN$. Spe&i i&a--), P-ainti % a/e %u:9ittedde&-aration% ro9 a nu9:er o R in/e%tigator%and in/e%tigati/e &on%u-tant% in&-uding Ri& ard::ot, Ro:ert 7ar& ie%i, Ro:ert '-i9a-di, Ja9e%ro/are--o, Ro%a-ind Pettit;So/a, Wi--ia9 S&ott,

Ja9e% *--iot, o9a% ?a-ent, no + %-e),=eri:erto Fe-i&iano, and R)an S o in order to de9on%trate t at /endor% at t e 9ar


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ing at 142. t e 9er& andi%e a% idden, Pratt te%ti iedt at t e /endor ou-d :e e/i&ted. (Pratt Depo. r. 30, 32.

ird, -i Re%pon%e toRe ue%t or d9i%%ion No. 2$K 'u99ing% Depo. r. 18!;8$.De endant% %tate t at t e) regu-ar-) e/i&ted /endor% or t e%et)pe% o in ra&tion%.FN11 (P-%.> S"F G 122. Fourt , t e&orporate De endant% &ontro- o %e--% good% at t e ar na9e%, addre%%e%, t e natureor t)pe o 9er& andi%e t e) %e--, and t eir :oot -o&ation.(Pratt Depo. r. at @1K 'u99ing% Depo. r. at 101.

FN11. % t i% 'ourt %tated in it Ju-) 12 +pinion, B ti% di i&u-t to under%tand o & e& argu9entt at t e ar


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&u%to9er%.C 23$ F.3d at 1023. Fina--), t e Fir%t 'ir&uit 'ourto ppea-% a% e-d t at a ra&etra&< o ner re&ei/ed inan&ia-

:ene it en an entertainer it ired to a9u%e an% :et eenra&e% p-a)ed &op)rig ted 9u%i& it out a -i&en%e. See Fa#o"s

%"si) Corp. (. Ba* Cit* +arness +orse Ra)in, and Breedin, Ass6n @@4 F.2d 1213, 1214 (1%t 'ir.1$!! .

&'3 i% 'ourt i-- o--o t e ru-e %et out in Fono(isa andSinnott in o-ding t at &orporate De endant% re&ei/ed inan&ia-

:ene it ro9 in ringing /endor% :e&au%e t e i--ega- /endor%%er/e a% a Bdra C i& in&rea%ed t e nu9:er o &u%to9er%% opping at t e ar


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:ot &a%e%, No -i% a% a%% opinion and i% inding t at $T o t e &u%to9er% &o9ing to t e 9ar% inding%, %in&e De endant% are entit-ed to a--a/ora:-e in eren&e% -o ing ro9 i% report. "nder eit ere pert>% /ie , a %i a:-e nu9:er o &u%to9er%; et er $T a%Dr. Rappeport %a)% or a ig er per&ent a% Dr. No -i% %a)%;are attra&ted to t e ar


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See Fono(isa !6 F.3d at 264 (Bit ou-d :e di i&u-t or t ein ringing a&ti/it) to ta% inding FN16 t at t e Supre9e 'ourt>% re&entde&i%ion inGro&ster i-- app-) to t i% &a%e and a% %u& ,P-ainti % need to e%ta:-i% t at De endant% intentiona--)indu&ed or en&ouraged dire&t in ringe9ent in order to pro/e-ia:i-it) or &ontri:utor) in ringe9ent. ( Id. at 2!, )itin,

Gro&ster 12@ S.'t. 2!64 . &&ording to De endant%, i t e'ourt ind% t at t e 9ateria-it) o De endant%> &ontri:ution tot e in ringing a&ti/it) i% in%u i&ient a% a 9atter o -a , t en%u99ar) Hudg9ent on t i% i%%ue 9u%t :e granted.

FN16. n Gro&ster t e de endant, a &o9pan) t atdi%tri:uted ree %o t are t at a--o ed &o9puter u%er%to % are e-e&troni& i-e% t roug peer;to;peernet or


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regu-ate% t e %a-e o &ertain ite9% and a&tua--)9anage% &o9petition . i% degree o &ontro- o/er t e a&tion% o t e dire&t in ringer% di%tingui% e% t i%&a%e ro9 Gro&ster.

&'$ Wit Gro&ster a% t e %tandard or deter9ining&ontri:utor) in ringe9ent, De endant% argue t at P-ainti %>&-ai9 ai-% a% a 9atter o -a . i% i% :e&au%e De endant%>a&tion% on No/e9:er !, 2002 o (1 &onta&ting it t eSpring ie-d o n% ip Po-i&e, (2 or argu9ent t atGro&ster i% t e appropriate-a to app-), t e 'ourt ou-d :e app-)ing t e Bindu&e9entru-eC FN1! ;a ru-e t at t e Supre9e 'ourt app-ied to o-d&ontri:utori-) -ia:-e a %o t are 9anu a&turer o%e produ&ta% di%tri:uted it t e prin&ipa-, i not e &-u%i/e, o:He&t o

pro9oting it% u%e to in ringe &op)rig t;to an operator o a -ea9ar


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a&t e i%t regarding o 9u& , on an) gi/en da), & &orporate i99unit)argu9ent, t e 'ourt ind% it appropriate again to di%tingui%

:et een t e &orporate De endant% (t at o n t e -and on i&t e ar&-ai9% ari%ing ro9 t e June 2000 raid :e&au%e P-ainti %ai-ed to %er/e De endant% it t e origina- &o9p-aint it in120 da)% o i-ing a% re uired :) Fed.R.'i/.P. 4(9 and t u%,P-ainti %> &-ai9% ari%ing out o t at raid are ti9e;:arred.(De %.> 7r. at 3;!. "nder Se&tion @0! o t e 'op)rig t &t, a

p-ainti 9u%t i-e a &i/i- a&tion or in ringe9ent o &op)rig t%it in t ree )ear% o t e in ringe9ent. See 1! ".S.'. E @0! . +n June 3, 2003, P-ainti % i-ed t e origina- &o9p-aint&ontaining &-ai9% ari%ing ro9 a June 4, 2000 raid. -t ougP-ainti % i-ed t e a&tion it in t e t ree;)ear %tatute o-i9itation, P-ainti % ne/er %er/ed De endant% it t e origina-&o9p-aint. n%tead, P-ainti % i-ed a Fir%t 9ended 'o9p-ainton +&to:er 1, 2003 i& a% %er/ed on +&to:er 8, 2003; ourda)% a ter t e 120;da) re uired i-ing period e pired. ( Id. at 3;4.

De endant% argue t at, :e&au%e P-ainti % ai-ed to %er/eDe endant% it in t e 120;da) period a% re uired :) Ru-e 4(9 t i% 'ourt % ou-d di%9i%% a-- &-ai9% ari%ing ro9 t e June2000 raid. See Fed.R.'i/.P. 4(9 K FN18 see also O)asio (.

Fas!ion Instit"te o Te)!. 86 F.Supp.2d 3!1 (S.D.N.A.2000 . De endant% &-ai9 t at P-ainti % ne/er a%


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returned &a--% ro9 De endant%> attorne) %ee +pp. 7r. at4. P-ainti % argue t at, %in&e P-ainti % ere ne/er

pro/ided it noti&e, di%9i%%a- i% not arranted. ( Id.oreo/er, De endant% did not %ee< di%9i%%a- underRu-e 4(9 unti- t e pre%ent 9otion, i-ed a-9o%t t o)ear% a ter %er/i&e o t e 9ended 'o9p-aint. 9otion to di%9i%% or unti9e-) %er/i&e under Ru-e 4(9 i% nor9a--) :roug t under Ru-e 12(: (@(in%u i&ien&) o %er/i&e o pro&e%% , and it i% ai/edi not a%%erted in a di%9i%%a- 9otion under Ru-e12(: , in a&&ordan&e it Ru-e 12( (1 (pertainingto ai/er . =ere, De endant% pre/iou%-) %oug tdi%9i%%a- o t e 9ended 'o9p-aint under Ru-e

12(: (6 , :ut t e) neg-e&ted to rai%e t i% Ru-e 4(9 i%%ue and &annot do %o no .

n t e ird 'ir&uit, t e deter9ination et er to e tend ti9eto %er/e re uire% t e di%tri&t &ourt to (1 ir%t, deter9ineet er good &au%e e i%t% or an e ten%ion o ti9e and, (2 i

no good &au%e e i%t%, to e er&i%e it% di%&retion to di%9i%% t&a%e it out preHudi&e. See Petr")elli (. Bo!rin,er 5

Rat3in,er 46 F.3d 12$8, 1312 (3d 'ir.1$$@ . Fir%t, t e 'ourtdeter9ine% t at good &au%e did e i%t or t e 'ourt to e tendti9e to %er/e. 7et een t e i-ing o t e origina- &o9p-aint andt e e piration o t e 120;da) period or %er/i&e, P-ainti %ere &o9p-eting a %u:%tantia--) re/i%ed Fir%t 9ended

'o9p-aint. n a&t, P-ainti % %er/ed t e Fir%t 9ended'o9p-aint on De endant% on +&to:er 1, 2003;t o da)% priorto t e e piration o t e 120;da) indo to e e&t %er/i&e.IDo& &-ai9%ari%ing ro9 t e June 2000 raid ou-d a/e t e e e&t o

:arring t e &-ai9% on %tatute o -i9itation% ground%. Su& are%u-t ou-d run &ontrar) to t e purpo%e% o Ru-e 4(9 . SeeFed.R.'i/.P. 4(9 d/. 'o99. Note% (1$$3 (Bre-ie IunderRu-e 4(9 9a) :e Hu%ti ied, or e a9p-e, i t e app-i&a:-e

%tatute o -i9itation ou-d :ar t e re i-ed a&tionC K see also Bole* 123 F.3d at !@$ . u%, t e 'ourt i-- not di%9i%%P-ainti %> &-ai9% ari%ing ro9 t e June 2000 raid :a%ed on aai-ure to %er/e t e origina- &o9p-aint on De endant% it in120 da)% o i-ing.

F. Plainti s6 %a-i#"# Potential Stat"tor* Da#a,es A0ard

&2' n t eir 9otion, De endant% argue t at P-ainti % % ou-d :eentit-ed to re&o/er %tatutor) da9age% or on-) t e 832&op)rig t regi%tration% produ&ed :) P-ainti % and re eren&edin t e Se&ond 9ended 'o9p rat er t an t e o/er !,000%eparate %ong tit-e% a% P-ainti % &-ai9. (See S ' G 30,S& edu-e . i% -i9itation i% :a%ed on t e a&t t at P-ainti %

produ&ed on-) 832 &op)rig t regi%tration% it ea&regi%tration dire&ted to re&ording% &ontaining &o--e&tion% oindi/idua- %ong%. % %u& , a&&ording to De endant%, t eregi%tration% are &o9pi-ation%, and underSe&tion @04(& o t e'op)rig t &t, P-ainti % 9a) on-) &o--e&t %tatutor) da9age%or in ringe9ent o ea& &o9pi-ation rat er t an t e indi/idua-%ong% &ontained in t e &o--e&ti/e or


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F.Supp.2d at 22@. Furt er, to app-) t e Bindependent e&ono9i&/a-ueC te%t to %tatutor) da9age% ou-d :e Bto 9a9otion or %u99ar) Hudg9ent IDo& 9otion to e &-ude t e e pert reportand te%ti9on) o P-ainti %> e pert Dr. Step en . No -i%IDo& %u:9i%%ion% in %upportt ereo and oppo%ition t eretoK and or t e rea%on% e pre%%edin t e +pinion o toda)>% dateK and or good &au%e % o nK

&23 S t i% =?st da) o ar& , 2006 ere:)

+RD*R*D t at P-ainti %> 9otion or %u99ar) Hudg9entIDo& 9otion or partia-%u99ar) Hudg9ent IDo& 9otion or%u99ar) Hudg9ent % a-- :e, and ere:) i%, DENIED itre%pe&t to t e indi/idua- De endant% Jo n & 9otion or partia- %u99ar) Hudg9ent % a-- :e, and ere:) i% GRANTEDit re%pe&t to -i9iting P-ainti %> 9a i9u9 potentia- %tatutor)da9age% a ard to t e 832 &op)rig t regi%tration% or&o9pi-ation% produ&ed :) P-ainti % and re eren&ed inP-ainti %> Se&ond 9ended 'o9p-aintK

S F"R =*R +RD*R*D t at De endant%> 9otion toe &-ude t e e pert report and te%ti9on) o P-ainti %> e pert,Dr. Step en . No -i% IDo&

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