craigslist, Inc. v. Red Trumpet LLC et al

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ORDER APPROVING 14 Final Judgment on Consent Against Defendants Red Trumpet LLC and Jeffrey H. Yip. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 4/15/10. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2010)

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Brian Hennessy (SBN 226721) E-mail: [e-mail] Perkins Coie LLP 101 Jefferson Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025-1114

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Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Elizabeth L. McDougall, WA Bar No. 27026 (pro hac vice) E-mail: [e-mail] Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, Washington 98101-3099 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff craigslist, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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craigslist, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. CV 09-4743 JSW FINAL JUDGMENT ON CONSENT

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AGAINST DEFENDANTS RED TRUMPET
LLC AND JEFFREY H. YD?

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Red Trumpet LLC, a California limited liability company; Jeffrey H. Yip d/b/a craigsup.com; and Does 1 through 25, inclusive,
Defendants.

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I.

CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT

Defendants Red Trumpet LLC, a California limited liability company, and Jeffrey H. Yip
(collectively "Defendants") confess and consent to judgment in favor of plaintiff craigslist, Inc.

("craigslist") and authorize the Court to enter judgment granting monetary and permanent
injunctive relief in favor of craigslist and against Defendants as set forth below. This Final Judgment on Consent arises out of a confidential settlement agreement related to the Defendants'
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development, utilization and sale of products and services to access and use craigslist's website
and online resources (collectively, the "Services") without authorization or in excess of

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authorization, including, but not limited to, posting content on behalf of third parties, selling
craigslist telephone-verified accounts, and selling services that circumvent craigslist's security
measures (the "Settlement Agreement"). This Final Judgment on Consent does not alter or

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supersede the obligations of Defendants pursuant to that confidential Settlement Agreement, which is hereby incorporated into this Judgment on Consent by reference in its entirety.

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Defendants confess and consent to judgment as follows:
1. this action. 2. Defendants consent to this Court's personal jurisdiction over them for the purposes Defendants consent to this Court's jurisdiction over the subject matter at issue in

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of entry and enforcement of this Final Judgment on Consent and enforcement of the Settlement
Agreement between the parties. 3. Defendants consent to entry of this judgment for monetary relief against

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Defendants and in favor of craigslist in the total amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000.00).

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4.

Defendants consent to entry of this judgment for permanent injunctive relief

against Defendants and in favor of craigslist immediately and permanently and forever enjoining
Defendants, and their agents, representatives, successors, assigns, and any persons acting in active

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concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment on Consent by
personal service or otherwise from:

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(a)
Services;

Posting the same or similar content more than once every 48 hours on the

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(b)
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Posting the same or similar content in more than one category on the Services;
Posting the same or similar content in more than one geographic area on the

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Services;

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(d)

Posting content on behalf of others, causing content to be posted on behalf of

others, and accessing the Services to facilitate posting content on behalf of others;
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(e)
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Using a third-party agent, service, or intermediary to post content to the Services;
Using any automated device or computer program that enables postings on the

Services without each posting being entered manually (an "automated posting device"),

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including, without limitation, the use of any automated posting device to submit postings to the
Services in bulk;

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(g)

Manufacturing, developing, creating, adapting, modifying, exchanging, offering,

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distributing, selling, providing, importing, making available, trafficking in, or using content that uses automated means (including, but not limited to, spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools,
and data scraping tools) to download or otherwise obtain data from the Services; (h) Engaging in any activity that disrupts, diminishes the quality of, interferes with the

performance of, or impairs the functionality of the Services;

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(i)

Copying, distributing, displaying, creating derivative works or otherwise using

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protected elements of the Services, (and inducing, encouraging, causing or materially contributing to any other person or entity doing the same), including, but not limited to, craigslist's post to
classifieds, account registration and account log in expressions and compilations;

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(j)

Circumventing technological measures that control access to the Services and/or

portions thereof (including, but not limited to, CAPTCHAs and RE-CAPTCHAs) (and inducing, encouraging, causing or materially contributing to any other person or entity doing the same);
(k) Manufacturing, developing, creating, adapting, modifying, exchanging, offering,

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distributing, selling, providing, importing, trafficking in, or using technology, products, services, devices, components, or parts thereof, that are primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing technological measures and/or protection afforded by technological measures that
control access to the Services and/or portions thereof (and inducing, encouraging, causing or
materially contributing to any other person or entity doing the same);
(1) Accessing or attempting to access craigslist's computers, computer systems,

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computer network, computer programs, and data, without authorization or in excess of authorized
access, including, but not limited to, creating accounts or posting content on the Services in

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violation of craigslist's Terms of Use (and inducing, encouraging, causing, materially
contributing to, aiding or abetting any other person or entity to do the same);

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Manufacturing, developing, creating, adapting, modifying, exchanging, offering,

selling, distributing, providing, importing, trafficking in, purchasing, acquiring, transferring,

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marketing or using any program, device, or service designed to provide an automated means of accessing the Services, automated means of creating accounts, automated means of posting ads,
responses, or other content, or automated means of flagging content on the Services, including,

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but not limited to, any program, device, or service that is, in whole or in part, designed to
circumvent security measures on the Services;

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(n)

Misusing or abusing craigslist or the Services in any way, including, but not

limited to, violating the Services' Terms of Use;

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Accessing or using the Services for any commercial purpose whatsoever; and

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(p)

Using the CRAIGSLIST mark and any confusingly similar designations in Internet

advertisements and otherwise in commerce in any manner likely to confuse consumers as to their
association, affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship with or by craigslist.

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5.

Defendants agree and stipulate that this Final Judgment on Consent is final and

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may not be appealed by either party.

IT IS SO AGREED.

Dated:

/£ 2010

PERKINS COIE llp

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Attorneys for Plaintf craigslist, Inc.

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