The Football Association Premi v. Youtube, Inc.

Filing 312

MOTION, to file oversized brief, on behalf of Appellant Alley Music Corporation, Bourne Co., Cal IV Entertainment, LLC, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., Edward B. Marks Music Company, Federation Francaise De Tennis, Freddy Bienstock Music Company, Murbo Music Publishing, Inc., National Music Publishers' Association, Sin-Drome Records, Ltd., Stage Three Music (US), Inc., The Football Association Premier League Limited, The Music Force LLC, The Music Force Media Group LLC, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and X-Ray Dog Music, Inc., FILED. Service date 04/15/2011 by CM/ECF. [265082] [10-3342]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Thurgood Marshall U. S. Courthouse

212-857-8500

40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 Telephone:

MOTION INFORMATION STATEMENT

10-3270 10-3342

Docket Number(s):
Motion fori

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Permission to lile an oversized re

I

brief

Set forth below precise, complctc statement of relief sought:

tice mc short title

Football Associaiion Premier League Ltd. , et al. v. You Tube, inc. , ct
al. , No. 10-3342-cv; vi/iacvsm lntl. Inc. , et al. v, You Tubs, Inc. , et al. ,

Nc, 10-3270-cv
88

clients in 10-32 0 Viacom International

PlaintiAs-A

Inc. et al. and

in I

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PremierLca

ne Ltd. et al. re uest

filea90

ordre

0

I

ermission to each

brief
Ltd. . et at.

MOVING pARTy: The Football Assuciauon Premier Les

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Plsintilr

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Appellant/Petitioner

Q
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opl'osINGATTGRNFY;

(name

of aucmey,

court-Judge/Agency

Andrew H. Scha iro

Ma er Brown LLP
1675 Brnadwa
New Yo
NY 10019'
212 506-2500/asc

roskaner. cnm

appealed ircm:

et al

with firm, address, phone number and e-mail)

Prosltauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times S
New York NY 10036

212 969-3950/csim

Inc,

Appellee/Respondent

Charles S Sims

MOVING ATTORNEY:

OPPOSING PARTY: YpuTnbe

Defendant

United States Dis rict Co

Southern

District

ma erbrown. com

of New York

Honorable Louis I, . Stanton

Please check appropriate buxvs:

FOR EMERGENCY MOTIONS, MOTIONS FOR STAYS AND
INJUNCTIONS PENDING APPEAL:

Hss movant notified opposing counsel (required by Local Rule 27. 1):
H Ycs Q No (explain):

Has request for relicl'been made below?
Has this icliefbeen previously sought in this I:ourt7
Requcstcd return date and explanation of emergency:

QYes QNo
QYes QNo

Opposing counsel's position on motion. '
Unopposed QAOppcscd QDnn't Know

Q

Does cppcsing counsel intend to tile a rcspcnsc,
QA

Yes

Q Nc

QDcn'i

Know

Is oral argument on motion requested7
Has argument date

Signature

/s/Charles

of appeal

been sct?

of Moving Attorney:
S. Sims

Q Yes
Q Ycs
~Ail

QANc
Qv

Nc

14 2011

(rcquces for oral argttmcnt win not necessarily be grunted)

if yer,

enter date.

Has service been effcctcd?

Qv

Yes

Q

Nc [Attuch proof of scivice]

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT

thc motion is GRANTED DENIFD.

FOR THE COURT:
CATHERINE O'HAGAN WOLFE, Clerk of Court
Dele

Form T-1080

By:

IN THE

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
,

VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. , et al.
I

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

Docket 10-3270-cv

V.

YOUTUBE, INC. , et al,
Defendants-Appellees.

,

't

THE FOOTBAI. L ASSOCIATION
PRl.,MEIR LEAGUE LIMITED, et al„
Docket 10-3342-cv

Plaintiffs-Appellants,
V.

YOUTUBE, INC. , et al.
Defendants-Appellees.

i

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS'
MOTION TO FILE OVERSIZED REPLY BRIEFS
Charles S. Sims
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY 10036

Theodore 13. Olson
Matthew D. McGill
GlBSON, DUNN

& CRUTOHFR LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
[phone]

[phone]
Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellants
No. l 0-3342

JOINT

in

Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellants
No. 10-3270

in

S. Sims, am

I, Charles

The Football

plaintiffs-appellants

at Proskauer

a partner

Association

Premier

Rose LLP, counsel

I,imited,

League

lor

et al.

("Premier I,eague"). I submit this declaration in support of the motion, pursuant to
Federal Rule

of Appellate Procedure 27

in Case Number

which Plaintiffs-Appellants
Comedy

Country

Partners,

Corporation,

and Local Rules

and

31.2(c),

10-3270, Viacom International

Television,

Music

27. 1

Inc. ,

Paramount

by

Inc. ,

Pictures

Television LLC, and PlaintilTs-Appellants

and Black Entertainment

10-3342, The Football Association Premier League Ltd. et al.

in Case Number

request an enlargement

(collectively, "Appellants" ) respectfully

of thc page

limits

for their reply briefs to 9, 000 words each.

1,

each filed an opening brief within the usual 14,000 word

Appellants

limit on December 3, 2010, Because

of thc "core of overlapping issues"

thc two briel's, Defendants-Appellees

YouTube, Inc. , You'fubc, I,I.C, and Googlc,

raised in

Inc. ("Appellees") elected to file a single response.

2.

This Court had initially authorized

18,000 words responding

to the Appellants'

Appellccs to file a single brief of

briefs in both

of the above-captioned

cases. YouTube requested a 3, 000 word extension, contending that it needed more
space to thoroughly
entirely parallel.

"

address

the arguments

On January 24,

of

all Appellants,

which were "not

2011, this Court granted Appellees' motion for

permission to file a single brief not to exceed 21,000 words.

3.

On March

20, 970 words.

31, 2011, Appellees

tiled their brief, which

of Appellees'

Thc vast majority

brief raises arguments

longer response than usual.

must address a substantially

Appellants

10-3270, because of the public importance of this case,

in Case Number

briefs with a combined

amicus-curiae

thirteen

motion filed by the Viacom Plaintiffs-

in the parallel

As described

that

As a result, each reply brief

Appellees claim arc fully applicable to all Appellants.

4.

contained

of Appellees.

also been filed in support

length

of over 75, 000

The arguments

words have

raised in those briefs

likewise require a response.

5.

In light

amicus-curiae
arguments

of the

oversized brief filed by Appellecs, and the number

briefs, Appellants

of

do not believe that they can fully respond to the

for affirmance in the usual 7, 000 words.

Modestly increasing the word

limit to 9, 000 words will benefit the Court by permitting

a more thorough airing of

the parties' positions.

6,

Appellants'

reply

briel's

are

currently

due

April

28,

2011.

Accordingly, this motion was filed at least 14 days prior to the date the brief is due,
as required under Local Rule 27. 1(e)(3).

7.

Appellees

request for an expansion

have

informed

of the word

Appellants

that they oppose Appellants'

limit and intend to file a response.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Respectfully submitted,

DATED: April 15, 2011

/s/

Max W. Berger
John C. Browne
BERNS'I'FIN LITOWITZ BERGFR &
GROSSMANN LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas
Ncw York, New York 10019
[phone]

Charles

S. Situs

Charles S. Sims
William M. Ilare
Noah Siskind Gitterman
I.lizabeth A. Figueira
PROSKAUER ROSE LI,P
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036

[phone]
Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellants in No. /0-3342,
The Football Ass 'n Premier I.eague I.td. , et al.
Paul M. Smith
William M. Hohengarten
Scott B. Wilkens
Matthew S. Hellman
JENNER & BLOCK LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Theodore B. Olson
Matthew D. McGill
GIBSON, DUNN &. CRUTCHER

LI, P

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
[phone]

[phone]
Susan

Stuart

J. Kohlmann

JENNER &. BLOCK

LLP

919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

[phone]

J. Baskin

SIIEARMAN

& STERLING LLP

599 I exington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
[phone]

in No. I0-3270,
Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellants
Viacom International Inc. , Comedy Partners, Country Music Television, Inc. ,
Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Black Entertainment Television LI.C

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that

on this I Sth day

copy of the foregoing Plaintiffs-Appellants'

of April, 2011, a true

and correct

Joint Motion to File Oversized Reply

Briefs was served on all counsel of record in this appeal via CM/ECF pursuant to

Local Rule 2S. I (h)(l)

4 (2).
!sl Charles S. Sims
Charles S. Siam

Andrew H, Schapiro
A. John P. Mancini
Brian M. Willen
MAvgR BRowN LLP
1675 Broadway
New York, New York 10019

David H. Kramer
Michael H. Rubin
Bart E, Volkmer

[phone]

[phone]

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH

4 ROSATI

650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304

Counsel for Appellees YouTube, Inc. , YouTube, LLC Google, Inc.