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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

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC.

A California Corp., et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

JOHN DOE,

Defendant(s).

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No. C08-1191 BZ

ORDER GRANTING IMMEDIATE

DISCOVERY

Upon plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for Leave to Take

Immediate Discovery, the Declaration of Carlos Linares, and

the accompanying Memorandum of Law, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that

plaintiffs may serve immediate discovery on Stanford

University to obtain the identity of defendant John Doe by

serving a Rule 45 subpoena that seeks information sufficient

to identify John Doe, including the name, current and

permanent addresses and telephone numbers, e-mail address, and

Media Access Control (MAC) address for John Doe. Without such

discovery, plaintiffs cannot identify John Doe, and thus

cannot pursue their lawsuit aimed at protecting their

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copyrighted works from infringement.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED 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.

Dated: March 7, 2008

Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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