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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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Brian Hennessy (SBN 226721) 

E-mail: BHennessy@perkinscoie.com 

Perkins Coie LLP 

101 Jefferson Drive 

Menlo Park, CA 94025-1114 

Telephone: (650) 838-4300 

Facsimile: (650)838-4350 

Elizabeth L. McDougall, WA Bar No. 27026 (pro hac vice) 

E-mail: EMcDougall@perkinscoie.com 

Perkins Coie LLP 

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800 

Seattle, Washington 98101-3099 

Telephone: (206) 359-8000 

Facsimile: (206) 359-9000 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

craigslist, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

craigslist, Inc., a Delaware corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Red Trumpet LLC, a California limited 

liability company; Jeffrey H. Yip d/b/a 

craigsup.com; and Does 1 through 25, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. CV 09-4743 JSW 

FINAL JUDGMENT ON CONSENT 

AGAINST DEFENDANTS RED TRUMPET 

LLC AND JEFFREY H. YD? 

I. CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT 

Defendants Red Trumpet LLC, a California limited liability company, and Jeffrey H. Yip 

(collectively "Defendants") confess and consent to judgment in favor of plaintiff craigslist, Inc. 

("craigslist") and authorize the Court to enter judgment granting monetary and permanent 

injunctive relief in favor of craigslist and against Defendants as set forth below. This Final 

Judgment on Consent arises out of a confidential settlement agreement related to the Defendants' 

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1 development, utilization and sale of products and services to access and use craigslist's website 

2 and online resources (collectively, the "Services") without authorization or in excess of 

3 authorization, including, but not limited to, posting content on behalf of third parties, selling 

4 craigslist telephone-verified accounts, and selling services that circumvent craigslist's security 

5 measures (the "Settlement Agreement"). This Final Judgment on Consent does not alter or 

6 supersede the obligations of Defendants pursuant to that confidential Settlement Agreement, 

7 which is hereby incorporated into this Judgment on Consent by reference in its entirety. 

8 Defendants confess and consent to judgment as follows: 

9 1. Defendants consent to this Court's jurisdiction over the subject matter at issue in 

10 this action. 

11 2. Defendants consent to this Court's personal jurisdiction over them for the purposes 

12 of entry and enforcement of this Final Judgment on Consent and enforcement of the Settlement 

13 Agreement between the parties. 

14 3. Defendants consent to entry of this judgment for monetary relief against 

15 Defendants and in favor of craigslist in the total amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars 

16 ($200,000.00). 

17 4. Defendants consent to entry of this judgment for permanent injunctive relief 

18 against Defendants and in favor of craigslist immediately and permanently and forever enjoining 

19 Defendants, and their agents, representatives, successors, assigns, and any persons acting in active 

20 concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment on Consent by 

21 personal service or otherwise from: 

22 (a) Posting the same or similar content more than once every 48 hours on the 

23 Services; 

24 (b) Posting the same or similar content in more than one category on the Services; 

25 (c) Posting the same or similar content in more than one geographic area on the 

26 Services; 

27 (d) Posting content on behalf of others, causing content to be posted on behalf of 

28 others, and accessing the Services to facilitate posting content on behalf of others; 

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1 (e) Using a third-party agent, service, or intermediary to post content to the Services; 

2 (f) Using any automated device or computer program that enables postings on the 

3 Services without each posting being entered manually (an "automated posting device"), 

4 including, without limitation, the use of any automated posting device to submit postings to the 

5 Services in bulk; 

6 (g) Manufacturing, developing, creating, adapting, modifying, exchanging, offering, 

7 distributing, selling, providing, importing, making available, trafficking in, or using content that 

8 uses automated means (including, but not limited to, spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools, 

9 and data scraping tools) to download or otherwise obtain data from the Services; 

10 (h) Engaging in any activity that disrupts, diminishes the quality of, interferes with the 

11 performance of, or impairs the functionality of the Services; 

12 (i) Copying, distributing, displaying, creating derivative works or otherwise using 

13 protected elements of the Services, (and inducing, encouraging, causing or materially contributing 

14 to any other person or entity doing the same), including, but not limited to, craigslist's post to 

15 classifieds, account registration and account log in expressions and compilations; 

16 (j) Circumventing technological measures that control access to the Services and/or 

17 portions thereof (including, but not limited to, CAPTCHAs and RE-CAPTCHAs) (and inducing, 

18 encouraging, causing or materially contributing to any other person or entity doing the same); 

19 (k) Manufacturing, developing, creating, adapting, modifying, exchanging, offering, 

20 distributing, selling, providing, importing, trafficking in, or using technology, products, services, 

21 devices, components, or parts thereof, that are primarily designed or produced for the purpose of 

22 circumventing technological measures and/or protection afforded by technological measures that 

23 control access to the Services and/or portions thereof (and inducing, encouraging, causing or 

24 materially contributing to any other person or entity doing the same); 

25 (1) Accessing or attempting to access craigslist's computers, computer systems, 

26 computer network, computer programs, and data, without authorization or in excess of authorized 

27 access, including, but not limited to, creating accounts or posting content on the Services in 

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violation of craigslist's Terms of Use (and inducing, encouraging, causing, materially 

contributing to, aiding or abetting any other person or entity to do the same); 

(m) Manufacturing, developing, creating, adapting, modifying, exchanging, offering, 

selling, distributing, providing, importing, trafficking in, purchasing, acquiring, transferring, 

marketing or using any program, device, or service designed to provide an automated means of 

accessing the Services, automated means of creating accounts, automated means of posting ads, 

responses, or other content, or automated means of flagging content on the Services, including, 

but not limited to, any program, device, or service that is, in whole or in part, designed to 

circumvent security measures on the Services; 

(n) Misusing or abusing craigslist or the Services in any way, including, but not 

limited to, violating the Services' Terms of Use; 

(o) Accessing or using the Services for any commercial purpose whatsoever; and 

(p) Using the CRAIGSLIST mark and any confusingly similar designations in Internet 

advertisements and otherwise in commerce in any manner likely to confuse consumers as to their 

association, affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship with or by craigslist. 

5. Defendants agree and stipulate that this Final Judgment on Consent is final and 

may not be appealed by either party. 

IT IS SO AGREED. 

Dated: /£ 2010 PERKINS COIE llp 

Attorneys for Plaintf 

craigslist, Inc. 

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