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Parties Involved:
Arista Records LLC
Plaintiff
BMG Music
Plaintiff
UMG Recordings, Inc.
Plaintiff
Virgin Records America, Inc.
Plaintiff
William Ward
Defendant
Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION TO JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION

CASE NO. CV05-1284 WBS (JFMX) 

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SHEILA M. SALOMON (SBN 164619) 

ANDREW L. CHANG (SBN 222309) 

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

333 Bush Street, Suite 600 

San Francisco, California 94104-2828 

Telephone: 415.544.1900 

Facsimile: 415.391.0281 

ssalomon@shb.com

achang@shb.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; VIRGIN RECORDS 

AMERICA, INC.; ARISTA RECORDS LLC; 

WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.; and BMG 

MUSIC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware 

corporation; VIRGIN RECORDS 

AMERICA, INC., a California corporation; 

ARISTA RECORDS LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company; WARNER BROS. 

RECORDS INC., a Delaware corporation; 

and BMG MUSIC, a New York general 

partnership, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

WILLIAM WARD,

 Defendant. 

Case No.: CV05-1284 WBS (JFMx) 

Related Cases: 

STIPULATION TO JUDGMENT AND 

PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

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Plaintiffs and Defendant hereby stipulate to the following terms, and that the Court may 

enter a final Judgment and Permanent Injunction in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendant 

without further notice or appearance by the parties, as follows: 

1. Defendant shall pay to Plaintiffs in settlement of this action the total sum of 

$8557.50. 

2. Defendant shall pay Plaintiffs' costs of suit (complaint filing fee and service of 

process fee) in the amount of $442.50. 

3. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant distributed (including by uploading) and/or 

reproduced (including by downloading) via the Internet or an online media distribution system 

copyrighted sound recordings owned or controlled by the Plaintiffs, without Plaintiffs’ 

authorization, in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 501. Without admitting or denying liability, Defendant 

does not contest plaintiffs' allegations, and acknowledges that such conduct is wrongful. 

4. Defendant shall be and hereby is enjoined from directly or indirectly infringing 

Plaintiffs' rights under federal or state law in any sound recording, whether now in existence or 

later created, that is owned or controlled by Plaintiffs (or any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate 

record label of Plaintiffs) ("Plaintiffs' Recordings"), including without limitation by: 

a) using the Internet or any online media distribution system to reproduce (i.e., 

download) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, to distribute (i.e., upload) any of 

Plaintiffs' Recordings, or to make any of Plaintiffs' Recordings available for 

distribution to the public, except pursuant to a lawful license or with the 

express authority of Plaintiffs; or 

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b) causing, authorizing, permitting, or facilitating any third party to access the 

Internet or any online media distribution system through the use of an Internet 

connection and/or computer equipment owned or controlled by Defendant, to 

reproduce (i.e., download) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, to distribute (i.e., 

upload) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, or to make any of Plaintiffs' Recordings 

available for distribution to the public, except pursuant to a lawful license or 

with the express authority of Plaintiffs. 

Defendant also shall destroy all copies of Plaintiffs' Recordings that Defendant and/or any third 

party that has used the Internet connection and/or computer equipment owned or controlled by 

Defendant has downloaded without Plaintiffs' authorization onto any computer hard drive or 

server owned or controlled by Defendant, and shall destroy all copies of those downloaded 

recordings transferred onto any physical medium or device in Defendant's possession, custody, 

or control. 

5. Defendant has been properly and validly served with the Summons and 

Complaint in this action, and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court. 

6. Defendant irrevocably and fully waives notice of entry of the Judgment and 

Permanent Injunction, and understands and agrees that violation of the Judgment and Permanent 

Injunction will expose Defendant to all penalties provided by law, including for contempt of 

Court. 

7. Defendant irrevocably and fully waives any and all right to appeal the Judgment 

and Permanent Injunction, to have it vacated or set aside, to seek or obtain a new trial thereon, or 

otherwise to attack in any way, directly or collaterally, its validity or enforceability. 

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8. Nothing contained in the Judgment and Permanent Injunction shall limit the right 

of Plaintiffs to recover damages for any and all infringements by Defendant of any right under 

federal copyright law or state law occurring after the date Defendant executes this Stipulation to 

Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

9. Defendant shall not make any public statements that are inconsistent with any 

term of this Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

10. Defendant acknowledges that Defendant has read this Stipulation to Judgment and 

Permanent Injunction, and the attached [Proposed] Judgment and Permanent Injunction, has had 

the opportunity to have them explained by counsel of Defendant's choosing, fully understands 

them and agrees to be bound thereby, and will not deny the truth or accuracy of any term or 

provision herein. Defendant is at least 18 years old and is otherwise legally competent to enter 

into this Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

11. The Court shall maintain continuing jurisdiction over this action for the purpose 

of enforcing this final Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

Dated: ____________________ SHEILA M. SALOMON 

ANDREW L. CHANG 

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

By 

Sheila M. Salomon 

Andrew L. Chang 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; VIRGIN 

RECORDS AMERICA, INC.; ARISTA 

RECORDS LLC; WARNER BROS. 

RECORDS INC.; and BMG MUSIC 

Dated: ____________________ 

By William Ward, in propria persona

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SHEILA M. SALOMON, SBN 164619 

ANDREW L. CHANG, SBN 222309 

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

333 Bush Street, Suite 600 

San Francisco, California 94104-2828 

Telephone: (415) 544-1900 

Facsimile: (415) 391-0281 

ssalomon@shb.com

achang@shb.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; VIRGIN RECORDS 

AMERICA, INC.; ARISTA RECORDS LLC; 

WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.; and BMG 

MUSIC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware 

corporation; VIRGIN RECORDS 

AMERICA, INC., a California corporation; 

ARISTA RECORDS LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company; WARNER BROS. 

RECORDS INC., a Delaware corporation; 

and BMG MUSIC, a New York general 

partnership, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

WILLIAM WARD,

 Defendant. 

Case No.: CV05-1284 WBS (JFMx) 

Related Cases: 

[PROPOSED] JUDGMENT AND 

PERMANENT INJUNCTION BASED ON 

STIPULATION 

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The Court, having considered the Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction 

executed by the parties, 

IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT: 

1. Plaintiffs have alleged that Defendant distributed (including by uploading) and/or 

reproduced (including by downloading) via the Internet or an online media distribution system 

copyrighted sound recordings owned or controlled by the Plaintiffs, without Plaintiffs’ 

authorization, in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 501. Without admitting or denying liability, Defendant 

has not contested plaintiffs' allegations, and has acknowledged that such conduct is wrongful. 

2. Defendant shall pay to Plaintiffs in settlement of this action the total sum of 

8557.50. 

3. Defendant shall pay Plaintiffs' costs of suit (complaint filing fee and service of 

process fee) in the amount of $442.50. 

4. Defendant shall be and hereby is enjoined from directly or indirectly infringing 

Plaintiffs' rights under federal or state law in any sound recording, whether now in existence or 

later created, that is owned or controlled by Plaintiffs (or any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate 

record label of Plaintiffs) ("Plaintiffs' Recordings"), including without limitation by: 

using the Internet or any online media distribution system to reproduce (i.e., 

download) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, to distribute (i.e., upload) any of 

Plaintiffs' Recordings, or to make any of Plaintiffs' Recordings available for 

distribution to the public, except pursuant to a lawful license or with the 

express authority of Plaintiffs; or 

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causing, authorizing, permitting, or facilitating any third party to access the 

Internet or any online media distribution system through the use of an Internet 

connection and/or computer equipment owned or controlled by Defendant, to 

reproduce (i.e., download) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, to distribute (i.e., 

upload) any of Plaintiffs' Recordings, or to make any of Plaintiffs' Recordings 

available for distribution to the public, except pursuant to a lawful license or 

with the express authority of Plaintiffs. 

Defendant also shall destroy all copies of Plaintiffs' Recordings that Defendant and/or any third 

party that has used the Internet connection and/or computer equipment owned or controlled by 

Defendant has downloaded without Plaintiffs' authorization onto any computer hard drive or 

server owned or controlled by Defendant, and shall destroy all copies of those downloaded 

recordings transferred onto any physical medium or device in Defendant's possession, custody, 

or control. 

5. Defendant irrevocably and fully waives notice of entry of the Judgment and 

Permanent Injunction, and understands and agrees that violation of the Judgment and Permanent 

Injunction will expose Defendant to all penalties provided by law, including for contempt of 

Court. 

6. Defendant irrevocably and fully waives any and all right to appeal this Judgment 

and Permanent Injunction, to have it vacated or set aside, to seek or obtain a new trial thereon, or 

otherwise to attack in any way, directly or collaterally, its validity or enforceability. 

7. Nothing contained in the Judgment and Permanent Injunction shall limit the right 

of Plaintiffs to recover damages for any and all infringements by Defendant of any right under 

federal copyright law or state law occurring after the date Defendant executes the Stipulation to 

Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

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8. Defendant shall not make any public statements that are inconsistent with any 

term of the Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

9. The Court shall maintain continuing jurisdiction over this action for the purpose 

of enforcing this final Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

DATED: February 2, 2006 

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