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

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware

general partnership; LAFACE LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company; UMG

RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation;

ZOMBA RECORDING LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company; ATLANTIC

RECORDING CORPORATION, a Delaware

corporation; ARISTA RECORDS LLC, a

Delware limited liability company; and

ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.,

a Delaware corporation,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

JOHN DOE 

Defendant. /

No. C-07-04877 SI

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ EX

PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO

TAKE IMMEDIATE DISCOVERY 

The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take Immediate Discovery,

and orders that Plaintiffs may serve immediate discovery on California State University, Monterey Bay

to obtain the identity of Defendant John Doe (“Defendant”) by serving a Rule 45 subpoena that seeks

documents that identify the user of Internet Protocol (“IP”) address 207.62.146.97 on June 26, 2007 at

02:54:36 EST. The documents may include the name, current (and permanent) address, telephone

number, e-mail address, and Media Access Control Addresses for the user of IP address 207.62.146.97

on June 26, 2007 at 02:54:36 EST. 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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The Court further orders that any information disclosed to Plaintiffs in response to the Rule 45

subpoena may be used by Plaintiffs solely for the purpose of protecting Plaintiffs’ rights under the

Copyright Act. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 10, 2007 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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