Cambridge University Press, et al v. J.L. Albert, et al

Filing 6

Civil Appeal Statement filed by Attorney John H. Rains, IV for Appellants Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Inc. and Sage Publications, Inc..

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

Rev. 2/11

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT

Districtand Division:
Name of Judge:

USDC Northern Dist. Ga.; Atlanta
Orinda D. Evans

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSl

Nature of Suit:

Copyright Infringement

UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC.; and SAGE
PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Appellants,

Date ComplaintFiled:

April 15, 2008

District Court Docket Number:

1:08-CV-1425-ODE

Date Noticeof Appeal Filed:

September 10, 2012

Caption:

• Cross Appeal
• Class Action
Has this matter previously been before this court?
• Yes 0No
If Yes, provide
(a)
Caption:

MARK P. BECKER, et al.

Appellees

(b)

For Appellant:

Docket Number:

Mailing Address

Attorney Name

•
•
•

Citation:

(c)

Telephone, Fax, and Email

See attached Exhibit A

Plaintiff
Defendant
Other (Specify)

For Appellee:

•
•

•

See attached Exhibit A

Plaintiff
Defendant

Other (Specify)

Please CIRCLE/CHECK/COMPLETE the items below and on page 2 that apply.

Nature of Judgment

Jurisdiction

[HI Federal Question

[HI FinalJudgment,

Type of Order

•

Dismissal/Jurisdiction

•

Default Judgment

28 USC 1291

•

Diversity

•
•

US Defendant

Interlocutory Order,

Amount Sought by Plaintiff:
S

Amount Sought by Defendant:

28 USC 1292(a)(1)

•

D Summary Judgment

$

Interlocutory Order Certified,

ED Judgment/Bench Trial

Awarded:

• Judgment/Jury Verdict

US Plaintiff

•

Relief

to

28 USC 1292(b)

•

$

Interlocutory Order,
Qualified Immunity

• Judgment/Directed Verdict/NOV

Injunctions:

•

•

Final Agency Action(Review)
54(b)

• Injunction
•

Other

TRO

•

Preliminary

S

Granted

[x] Permanent

•

•

Denied

12-14676

11th Circuit Docket Number:

Based on your present knowledge:

(1)

Does this appeal involve a question of First Impression?

QYes

[HI No

What is the issue you claim is one of First Impression?

(2)

Will the determinationof this appeal turn on the interpretationor application of a particular case or statute?

S Yes

• No

If Yes, provide

(a) Case Name/Statute

17 U.S.C. sec. 107

(b)

(c)
(3)

Citation

Docket Number if unreported

Is there any case now pending or about to be brought before this court or any other court or administrative agency that

(a)
(b)

Arises from substantially the same case or controversy as this appeal? QYes [HI No
Involves an issue that is substantially the same, similar, or related to an issue in this appeal?

• Yes

S No

If Yes, provide
(a) Case Name
(b)

Citation

(c) Docket Number if unreported
(d)

(4)

Court or Agency

Will this appeal involve a conflict of law
QYes
(a) Within the Eleventh Circuit?
(b) Among circuits?
[HI Yes [~JNo

[HI No

If Yes, explain briefly:

If affirmed, the district court's orders would bring this Circuit into conflict with the Sixth Circuit's decision
in Princeton University Press v, Michigan Document Services, Inc., 99 F.3d 1381 (6th Cir. 1996) (en
banc).
(5)

Issues proposed to be raised on appeal, including jurisdictional challenges:

1. The district court's clearly erroneous and legally incorrect rulings regarding the ownership of certain
of Appellants' copyrights.
2. The district court's misinterpretation and misapplication of the fair use doctrine.
3. The district court's failure to recognize that copyright law is media neutral.
4. The district court's exclusion of evidence relevant to the proper consideration of fair use.

5. The district court's erroneous finding that "the 2009 copyright policy significantly reduced the
unlicensed copying of Plaintiffs' works (and by inference, the works of other publishers)."
6. The district court's failure to order appropriate injunctive relief.

7. The district court's erroneous determination that Appellees were entitled to reasonable attorney's fees
and costs.

8. The district court's erroneous findings on contributory copyright liability.

I CERTIFY THAT I SERVED THIS CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT ON THE CLERK OF THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FORTHE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT AND

SERVED ACOPY ON EACH PARTY OR THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD, THIS

l^O

26th

DAY OF

September

,

2012

&K£nd^

NAME OF COUNSEL (Print)

Please ATTACH portion ofdistrict court, tax court, or agency record described in llttfcir. R. 33-l(b): (a) judgments and orders appealed
from orsought tobereviewed; (b) any supporting opinion, findings offact, and conclusions oflaw filed by the court orthe agency, board,
commission, orofficer; (c) any report and recommendation adopted by an order; (d) findings and conclusions ofanadministrative law judge
when appealinga court orderreviewing an agency determination; (e) any agency docket sheet or recordindex.

EXHIBIT A

FOR APPELLANT:

Edward B. Krugman, Esq.
John H. Rains IV, Esq.
BONDURANT, MIXSON & ELMORE, LLP
1201 West Peachtree Street NW
Suite 3900

Atlanta, Georgia 30309
[phone]
R. Bruce Rich, Esq.
Randi Singer, Esq.
Jonathan Bloom, Esq.
Todd D. Larson, Esq.
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153
[phone]
FOR APPELLEE:

John W. Harbin, Esq.
Natasha H. Moffitt, Esq.
Mary Katherine Bates, Esq.
KING & SPALDING LLP
1180 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30309
[phone]

Katrina M. Quicker, Esq.
Richard W. Miller, Esq.
BALLARD SPAHR, LLP
999 Peachtree Street, Suite 1000
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

[phone]

1011148.1

Anthony B. Askew, Esq.
Stephen M. Schaetzel, Esq.
MCKEON, MEUNIER, CARLIN & CURFMAN, LLC
817 W. Peachtree Street, Suite 900

Atlanta, Georgia 30308
[phone]

Mary Jo Volkert, Esq.
Assistant State Attorney General
40 Capitol Square
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
[phone]

1011148.1

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have this day caused a true and correct copy of CIVIL
APPEAL STATEMENT to be served by United States mail on the following
counsel of record:

John W. Harbin, Esq.

Natasha H. Moffitt, Esq.
Mary Katherine Bates, Esq.
KING & SPALDING LLP

1180 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Katrina M. Quicker, Esq.
Richard W. Miller, Esq.
BALLARD SPAHR, LLP
999 Peachtree Street, Suite 1000

Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Anthony B. Askew, Esq.
Stephen M. Schaetzel, Esq.
MCKEON, MEUNIER, CARLIN & CURFMAN, LLC
817 W. Peachtree Street, Suite 900

Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Mary Jo Volkert, Esq.
Assistant State Attorney General
40 Capitol Square
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
This 26th day of September, 2012.

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