Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc.

Filing 93

MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF, on behalf of Non-Party Filer(s), FILED. Service date12/10/2010 by CM/ECF.[164846] [10-3270]

Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc.

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC., COMEDY PARTNERS, COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION, INC., PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION, BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. YOUTUBE, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC, GOOGLE, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 10-3270 ECF Case Electronically Filed AFFIRMATION OF STEPHEN M. WURZBURG, ESQ. IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

State of California County of Santa Clara

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Stephen M. Wurzburg, Esq., duly admitted to practice in the State of California, under penalty of perjury, hereby declares as follows: 1. I am a member of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, counsel for

Proposed Amicus Curiae, Vobile, Inc. ("Vobile") in the above-captioned action. I submit this Affirmation in support of Vobile's Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief. 2. Vobile respectfully moves this Court, pursuant to Federal Rule of

Appellate Procedure 29 and Local Rule 29.1 for leave to file the Brief submitted

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herewith, as Amicus Curiae to provide the Court with information only and takes no position on the legal issues raised on appeal. 3. As more fully explained in the Brief itself, Vobile is interested in

educating the Court regarding the currently available and widespread commercial use of technology for identifying infringing digital video content. Vobile has built a successful business based on automated content identification for a variety of digital media, including video, music and images. Vobile's current and former clients include, major studios (including Appellant Viacom), leading broadcast television networks, several leading websites, U.S. professional sports leagues, and many others. 4. Vobile's Brief is desirable because it addresses the use of the

technology it has developed, and in particular, explains the reliability and accuracy of its technology in identifying instances of infringement by websites on its customers' digital content. This information should be of interest to this Court in rendering its decision, particularly in light of district court's decision, which touched upon the reliability of technology employed by Defendants-Appellees YouTube and Google. 5. Wherefore, Vobile respectfully moved this Court for leave to file the

accompanying Brief as Amicus Curiae.

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Dated:

Palo Alto, California December 10, 2010

________________________ /s/ Stephen M. Wurzburg Stephen M. Wurzburg, Esq.

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