Realnetworks, Inc. et al v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et al

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NOTICE by Disney Enterprises, Inc.(a Delaware corporation), NBC Universal, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp.(a Delaware corporation), Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.(a Delaware corporation), Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation(a Delaware corporation), Viacom, Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Studios' Notice of Non-Opposition to RealNetworks' 324 Motion to Amend Its Complaint (Aull, Laura Ashley) (Filed on 6/29/2009) Modified on 6/30/2009 (slh, COURT STAFF).

Realnetworks, Inc. et al v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et al

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GLENN D. POMERANTZ (SBN 112503) [e-mail] BART H. WILLIAMS (SBN 134009) [e-mail] KELLY M. KLAUS (SBN 161091) [e-mail] MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone] GREGORY P. GOECKNER (SBN 103693) [e-mail] DANIEL E. ROBBINS (SBN 156934) [e-mail] 15301 Ventura Boulevard, Building E Sherman Oaks, California 91403-3102 Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

ROBERT H. ROTSTEIN (SBN 72452) [e-mail] ERIC J. GERMAN (SBN 224557) [e-mail] MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP 11377 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90064-1683 Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Attorneys for Motion Picture Studio Plaintiffs/Declaratory Relief Claim Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA REALNETWORKS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, vs. DVD COPY BATES ASSOCIATION, INC., et al. Defendants. STUDIOS' NOTICE OF NON-OPPOSITION TO REALNETWORKS' MOTION TO AMEND ITS COMPLAINT CASE NO. C 08-4548-MHP

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LLLP, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. REALNETWORKS, INC., et al. Defendants.

CASE NO. C 08-4719-MHP

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Real filed its Complaint in this action on September 30, 2008. More than seven months later, on May 13, 2009, on the eve of closing argument on the Studios' motion for a preliminary injunction, Real sought to plead antitrust claims against the Studios and the DVD CCA. These claims, had they any merit, could have been filed in Real's original complaint or indeed in 2007 when Real began developing RealDVD. In any case, Real's antitrust claims are legally and factually meritless, and the Studios intend to file a motion to dismiss the new claims on the pleadings. The Studios do not, however, oppose Real's current motion to amend to plead these last-ditch antitrust claims. See FED. R. CIV. P. 15(a)(2) (reflecting liberal policy towards granting leave to amend). The Studios are concurrently filing a motion to extend their time to respond to the new claims until 30 days after the Court's ruling on the preliminary injunction motions. Real contends that its antitrust claims are tied to the interpretation of the CSS License, one of the matters currently under submission with the Court. Although Real's antitrust claims are inadequate under any interpretation of the CSS License, the Court's interpretation of the CSS License could well bear upon the specific issues and arguments to be addressed in the Studios' Rule 12 motion. For this reason, it makes no sense for the parties to undertake the time and expense to brief a motion to dismiss the antitrust claims before the Court has issued its preliminary injunction decision. Particularly given how long Real has delayed in bringing its antitrust claim, there is no danger of prejudice to Real from such an extension.

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DATED: June 29, 2009

/s/ ROHIT SINGLA MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP Attorneys for Studio Defendants/CounterclaimPlaintiffs/Plaintiffs COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INC., TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP., NBC UNIVERSAL, INC., WALT DISNEY PICTURES, WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC., UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LLLP, UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLLP, AND VIACOM, INC.

DATED: June 29, 2009

/s/ DANIEL G. SWANSON DANIEL M. FLORES KAIPONANEA T. MATSUMURA GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, LLP Attorneys for Defendant SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.

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