Plaintiff Paramount Pictures Corporation is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Plaintiff TriStar Pictures, Inc. is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Plaintiff Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Plaintiff Disney Enterprises, Inc. is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Plaintiff Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Plaintiffs are the major motion picture studios in the United States.
Current industry estimates place DVD sales at over 1,000,000 units per week. On information and belief, defendant Kazan either resides or has his principal place of business at 16 E. 55th Street, New York, New York 10022. The Court has jurisdiction of this action under 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq. This Court has personal jurisdiction over the Defendants in that each Defendant either resides or has his principal place of business in the State of New York. With the advent of the VCR and videocassette tapes, home viewing of motion pictures became a convenient, inexpensive way to enjoy motion pictures.