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Zomba Recording, LLC v. Lavandeira

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Posted October 24th, 2007 by CMLP Staff

Summary

Threat Type: Lawsuit	Date: 10/11/2007
Status: Concluded	Location: California
Disposition: Settled (total)	Verdict/Settlement Amount: n/a
Legal Claims: Conversion; Copyright Infringement
Zomba Recording, LLC filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and conversion against popular Hollywood blogger Mario Lavandeira (aka Perez Hilton) for allegedly uploading unreleased Britney Spears tracks onto his celebrity gossip blog, www.perezhilton.com. Zomba, a Sony BMG subsidiary which owns the... read full description

Parties

Party Issuing Legal Threat:	Party Receiving Legal Threat:
Zomba Recording, LLC	Mario Lavandeira (aka Perez Hilton); John Does 1-10
Type of Party:	Type of Party:
Organization	Individual
Location of Party:	Location of Party:
New York	California
Legal Counsel:	Legal Counsel:
Peter Anderson	Bryan Freedman, Gregory L Doll, Matthew Eric Voss, Michael M Amir

Description

Zomba Recording, LLC filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and conversion against popular Hollywood blogger Mario Lavandeira (aka Perez Hilton) for allegedly uploading unreleased Britney Spears tracks onto his celebrity gossip blog, www.perezhilton.com.

Zomba, a Sony BMG subsidiary which owns the copyright in Spears' music, says that Lavadeira illegally obtained and posted ten completed and demo tracks for Spears' upcoming album "Blackout."

After Zomba complained to Lavandeira's ISP, some of the offending content was removed from his website, but Zomba maintains that some of its copyrighted material is still posted on Lavandeira's website.

Zomba claims that, as a result of the online leak of the Spears tracks, related Zomba Label Group company Jive Records has been forced to release Blackout on October 30, 2007, two weeks earlier than planned. Zomba is seeking unspecified damages, costs and an order restraining Lavandeira from continuing his alleged infringement of Zomba's copyright. Zomba also seeks punitive damages on their conversion claim.

Update:

06/30/2009 - The parties submitted a stipulation to dismiss the case, pursuant to an undisclosed settlement agreement.

07/08/2009 - The District Court judge dismissed the case, with prejudice.

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Details

Website(s) Involved:	Content Type(s):
www.perezhilton.com	Audio
Publication Medium:	Subject Area(s):
Blog	Copyright

Court Information & Documents

Location of Filing/Threat:	Source of Law:
California	United States; California
Court Name:	Court Type:
United States District Court for the Central District of California	Federal
Case Number:
2:07cv06591
Relevant Documents:
Zomba First Amended Complaint (12-06-2007) Lavandeira's Answer to First Amended Complaint (01-11-2008) Zomba v. Lavandeira Scheduling Order (03-17-2008) Stipulation to Dismiss.pdf (06-30-2008) Order to Dismiss.pdf (07-08-2008)

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