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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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GILL SPERLEIN (172887) 

121Capp Street, Suite 200 

San Francisco, California 94110 

Telephone: (415)487-1211 X32 

Facsimile: (415) 252-7747 

legal@titanmedia.com 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

IO GROUP, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

IO GROUP, INC., a California corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MICHAEL PURSER, an individual, 

BAREBACK.COM, INC. a New York 

Corporation, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO.: C-04-2823 (SBA) 

AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTITY AND 

ORDER 

Cal. Code Civ. Pro. 680.135 

I, GILL SPERLEIN, declare: 

1. I am an attorney at law licensed to practice in the State of California and attorney of record 

for Plaintiff Io Group, Inc. 

2. I submit this Affidavit of Identity in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure 

which reads in its entirety: 

“"Affidavit of Identity" means an affidavit or declaration executed by a 

judgment creditor, under penalty of perjury, that is filed with the clerk of the 

court in which the judgment is entered at the time the judgment creditor files 

for a writ of execution or an abstract of judgment. The affidavit of identity 

shall set forth the case name and number, the name of the judgment debtor 

stated in the judgment, the additional name or names by which the judgment 

debtor is known, and the facts upon which the judgment creditor has relied 

in obtaining the judgment debtor's additional name or names. The affidavit 

of identity shall not include the name or names of persons, including any 

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corporations, partnerships, or any legal entities not separately named in the 

judgment in which the judgment debtor is a partner, shareholder, or 

member, other than the judgment debtor.” Cal. Code Civ. Pro. §680.135. 

3. The Court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff Io Group, Inc. and against defendants on 

January 26, 2005. 

4. The names of the judgment debtors as listed on the Order of Judgment are Michael Purser 

and Bareback.com, Inc. 

5. Judgment debtor Bareback.com, Inc. is also known as, and does business as, “A 

Workshop”. 

6. I relied on the following facts in obtaining the judgment debtor’s additional name. 

7. Bareback.com, Inc. is a New York corporation that owns and operates the website, 

www.bareback.com. 

8. All domain names must be registered with an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names 

and Numbers (ICANN) accredited registrar. This process allows domain names to be associated 

with specific locations on the Internet identified by an Internet Protocol (ip) address which 

consists of a series of numbers. Therefore, when someone enters a domain name such as 

www.cand.uscourts.gov into a Internet browser, the browser goes to a specified location on the 

Internet and nowhere else. 

9. Each domain name can only be registered to one person or entity at any given time. 

10. Information about the individuals or businesses who registered a specific domain name is 

publicly available on the Internet through a simple process called a “whois search”. I personally 

performed a whois search for www.bareback.com and a true and complete copy of the result is 

attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

11. For over three years I have been involved in tracing and identifying the true owners of 

Internet websites engaged in copyright infringement. In my experience, I have found that many 

individuals and organizations register domain names using pseudonyms, assumed names or 

fictitious names in order that they might operate an Internet website while maintaining a certain 

level of anonymity. 

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12. The domain name www.bareback.com, owned and operated by Bareback.com, Inc., is 

registered under the pseudonym, assumed name, or fictitious name “A Workshop,” 300 West 49th

Street, Apt.310, New York, New York, 10019. 

13. The registration information for www.bareback.com also contains the e-mail address 

amvscom@aol.com. This e-mail address belongs to and is used by Michael Purser and 

www.bareback.com. I received e-mails from the e-mail address amvscom@aol.com signed, 

Michael, Bareback.com. Moreover, amvscom@aol.com is listed on the www.bareback.com

website as the e-mail address for contacting customer service and in a separate location is listed as 

the e-mail address for the custodian of records for the site. In other words, Bareback.com, Inc. 

shares an e-mail address with “A Workshop” thereby indicating they are the same entity. 

14. Bareback.com, Inc. registered the trademark bareback.com with the United States Patent 

and Trademark Office. The registration lists Bareback.com, Inc. as the owner of the mark, with 

the address of 300 West 49th Street, Apt.310, New York, New York, 10019. 

15. Bareback, Inc. is incorporated in the State of New York and has registered its agent for 

service of process as Michael Purser, 300 West 49th Street, Apt. 310, New York, New York, 

10019, however, neither Michael Purser nor Bareback.com, Inc are located at that address. 

16. After unsuccessful attempts to serve Michael Purser and Bareback.com, Inc. at 300 West 

49th Street, I requested a forwarding address from the United States Post Office. The United 

States Post Office reported that mail formerly received at 300 West 49th Street, Apt. 310, New 

York, New York, 10019 is currently being received at 676A, 9th Avenue, #302, New York, New 

York, 10036. 

17. The address for “A Workshop” on the registration for www.bareback.com is 676A, 9th

Avenue, #302, New York, New York, 10036. Therefore, Michael Purser and Bareback.com, Inc. 

also share an address with “A Workshop”. 

18. Businesses entities operating in New York State are required to either register with the 

New York Department of State (corporations - NY CLS Bus Corp §403 and 1301; and limited 

liability companies – NY CLS LLC §209) or must register with the Clerk of the County 

(partnerships and sole proprietorships using assumed names – NY CLS Gen Bus §130). 

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19. “A Workshop” is not registered with the New York Department of State, or the New York 

County Clerk, thereby indicating “A Workshop” is not a unique and separate business entity, but 

rather serves as a pseudonym or assumed name for the existing business entity, Bareback.com, 

Inc. 

20. In summary, Bareback, Inc., which holds an ownership interest in the trademark 

bareback.com, registered the domain name bareback.com using the fictitious business name “A 

Workshop.” “A Workshop,” which is not registered as a separate business entity in New York, 

shares the same e-mail address and street addresses as Bareback.com. These facts indicate that 

Bareback.com Inc. uses the pseudonym or fictitious business name “A Workshop” and “A 

Workshop” should be included as a judgment debtor. 

Pursuant to the laws of the United States, I declare under penalty of perjury the foregoing is 

true and correct. 

Dated: April 14, 2005 /s/ D. Gill Sperlein

 Gill Sperlein, 

 for Plaintiff Io Group, Inc. 

 ORDER 

The Court having considered the above Affidavit of Identity, 

IT IS SO ORDERED, that the term judgment debtor include the name “A Workshop.” 

________________________ ________________________________ 

Date SANDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

 United States District Judge 

5-16-05 /s/ Saundra Brown Armstrong

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Whois: 

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whois

bareback.com

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bareback.com = [ 64.49.215.69 ] 

 

 

 Registrant: 

 A Workshop 

 676A 9th Ave 302 

 New York NY 10036-3602 

 US 

 Domain Name: BAREBACK.COM 

 Administrative Contact Technical Contact Zone Contact: 

 A Workshop 

 Webmaster 

 676A 9th Ave 302 

 New York NY 10036-3602 

 US 

 347-251-3249 

 212-898-1173 [fax] 

 amvscom@aol.com

 

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EXHIBIT A

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