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Parties Involved:
Michael Allcorn
Defendant
Arista Records, LLC
Plaintiff
BMG Music
Plaintiff
Michael Bice
Defendant
Capitol Records, Inc.,
Plaintiff
Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc.,
Plaintiff
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Plaintiff
Warner Bros. Records, Inc.,
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT

GROUP, INC., a Delaware

corporation; WARNER BROS.

RECORDS, INC., a Delaware

corporation; CAPITOL RECORDS,

INC., a Delaware corporation; SONY

BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a

Delaware general partnership;

ARISTA RECORDS, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company; and BMG

MUSIC, a New York general

partnership,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

MICHAEL BICE (AKA MICHAEL

ALLCORN),

Defendant.

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Civil Action Number

 2:06-cv-4724-UWC

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

AND 

AWARD OF COSTS

I. Findings of Fact

1. This action was initiated by Plaintiffs for copyright infringement, pursuant to 17

FILED

 2007 Jan-26 AM 11:19

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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U.S.C. § 101, et seq., on November 21, 2006.

2. Defendant Micheal Bice (aka Michael Allcorn) was properly served with the

Summons and Complaint on November 30, 2006.

3. More than twenty days have passed since Defendant was served and he has failed

to answer or otherwise appear.

4. Defendant is not an infant, incompetent, or engaged in Military Service.

5. The Clerk of this Court entered default against Defendant on January 24, 2007.

There is no evidence that Defendant has stopped infringing on Plaintiffs’

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copyrights, that Defendant will stop infringing on Plaintiffs’ current rights, or that

Defendant will refrain from infringing on copyrights that Plaintiffs obtain in the

future. 

7. Defendant's conduct is causing irreparable injury to Plaintiffs that cannot fully be

compensated or measured in money, and Plaintiffs will continue to suffer such

injury unless the Court enjoins Defendant's continuing infringements of Plaintiffs'

copyrights.

 

II. Conclusions of Law

1. Plaintiffs are entitled to a permanent injunction prohibiting Defendant from

infringing on the current copyrights of Plaintiffs. See 17 U.S.C. § 502. 

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2. To promote judicial economy and avoid similar actions in the future, the injunction

issued against Defendant will apply not only to existing work, but also to any

future copyrighted works. See, e.g., Sony Music Entm’t, Inc. v. Elias, No. CV03-

6387DT(RCX), 2004 WL 141959, at *5 (D.C. Cal. Jan. 20, 2004); Picker Int’l

Corp. v. Imaging Equip. Servs., Inc., 931 F. Supp. 18 (D. Mass. 1995). 

3. Plaintiffs are entitled to recover statutory damages in the amount of $8,250.00. 

See 17 U.S.C. § 504.

4. Plaintiffs are entitled to recover costs in the amount of $420.00. See 17 U.S.C. §

505.

By separate orders, a final judgment and permanent injunction will be entered. 

Done this 27 day of January, 2007. th

______________________________

 U.W. Clemon

 United States District Judge

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