Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc
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NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by plaintiff Rupa Marya. Related Case(s): 2:13-CV-4418 GHK (MRWx). (ghap) (jp).
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TO: THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES OF RECORD:
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 83-1.3, Plaintiff Marya hereby gives notice of
pending in the United States District Court for the
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the following related action
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Central District of California, Western Division:
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Case No.
Case Name
Siegel v. Warner/Cizappeli Music Inc.
Filing Date
CV 13-4418 GHK(MRWx) 06/19/20 13
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The above action and the instant action both seek judicial determination on
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the same and substantively identical questions of law and fact which involve the
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same two copyrights for the world’s most popular English song, Happy Birthday To
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You, against the same (and only) Defendant, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., a
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division of the Warner Music Group.
BRIEF FACTUAL STATEMENT
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As with this instant action, the plaintiff in Siegel v. Warner/Uzappell Music
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Inc. also seeks the following: 1) to declare invalid the copyright that defendant
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Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (“defendant”) claims to own to the world’s most
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popular song, Happy Birthday to You (the ‘Song”), 2) to declare that Happy
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Birthday to You is dedicated to public use and in the public domain; and 3) to return
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millions of dollars of unlawful licensing fees collected by defendant pursuant to its
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wrongful assertion of copyright ownership of the Song.
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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Mayra respectfully requests:
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That this action be assigned to the Honorable George H. King, the
Judge assigned to the low-numbered action, CV 13-44 18 GHK (MRWx); and
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That all subsequent related actions be assigned to the Honorable
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George H. King.
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Dated: June 19, 2013
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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
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BETSY C MANIFOLD
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FRANCIS M. GREGOREK
gregorek@whafh.com
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
manifold@whafh.com
RACHELE R. RICKERT
rickert@whafh.com
MARISA C. LIVESAY
livesay@whafh.com
750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/239-4599
Facsimile: 619/234-4599
WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
MARK C. RIFKIN
rifkin@whafh.com
JANINE POLLACK
pollack@whafh.com
BETH A. LANDES
landes@whafh.com
GITI BAGHBAN
baghban@whafh.com
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212/545-4600
Facsimile: 212-545-4753
WILLIAM R. HILL (114954)
rock@donahue.com
ANDREW S. MACKAY (197074)
andrew@donahue.com
DANIEL J. SCHACHT (259717)
daniel@donahue.com th
1999 Harrison Street, 25 Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-3520
Telephone: 510/451-0544
Facsimile: 510/832-1486
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