AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC. et al v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.

Filing 1

COMPLAINT filed against PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3725541) filed by AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, INC., NATIONAL COUNCIL ON MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION, INC., AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Corporate Disclosure Stmt, #4 Civil Cover Sheet, #5 Summons, #6 Report to Register of Copyrights)(Hudis, Jonathan)

CIVIL COVER SHEET
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L (a)PLAINTIFFS

DEFENllAN1'S

American Educational Research Association, Inc.;
American Psychological Association, Inc.;
National Council on Measurement in Education, Inc.

Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
1005 Gravenstein Highway North
Sebastapol, CA 95472

11001

COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFENDANT 888$8
([N U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

(b)COiJNTy OF RL-SIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF
(ERCEPT IN U.S. PLAIN'CIFF CASES)

NOTE. RJ LAND CONpFt~4JATION CASES. USE THE I.UCATION OF THE 1'RAC'T OF' LAND INVOLVF~

(c) ATTORNEYS(FIRM NAME, ADDRESS,.AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)

ATTORNEYS(IF kN0WN)

Jonathan Hudis, Kathleen Cooney-Porter
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt L.L.P.
1940 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 703-413-3000
Ill. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES ~ri.nCE nN x irr orrE nox Fox

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION

PLAINTIFF .AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT)FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY!
PTF
DFC

(PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY)

Q1 U.S. Government
Plaintiff

Q 3 Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Par[y)

Citizen of this State

~1

~1

DF1'

~4

~4

5

5

~6

Incorporated or Principal Place

PTF

~~

of Business in This State
2 U.S. Government
Defendant

~ 4 Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of
Parties in item IlI)

Citizen of Another State

Q2

~2

Citizen or Subject oY a
Foreign Country

~~

Q3

Incorporated and Principal
Place ofBusiness in Another State
ForeisnNation

IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT
(Place an X in one category, A-N, that best represents ~~our Cause of Action and one in a corresponding Nature of Suit)
A. Antitrust

~ B. Personal Injury/

~ C. Administrative Agency

Malpractice
Q 410 Anritrusc

Review

~ D. Temporary Restraining

Order/Prelimi►rary
Injunction

Q310 Airplane
Q315 .Airplane Product Liability
Q 320 9ssault, Libel &Slander
Q 330 Federal Employers Liability
Q 340 Marine
Q 345 Marine Product Liability
Q 350 Motor Vehicle
Q 355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Q360 Other Personal Injury
Q362 Medical Malpractice
Q365 Product Liability
Q367 Health Care/Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury Product Liability
Q368 Asbestos Product Liability

Q E. General Civil(Other)
Real Property
Q 210 Laod Condemnation
Q220 Foreclosure
Q 230 Rent, Lease &Ejectment
Q240 Torts to Laod
0245 Tort Product Liability
Q290 All Other Real Property
Personal Property
Q370 Other Fraud
0371 Truth iv Lending
0380 Other Personal Property
Damage
e
Q385 Property Damage
Product Liability

Q 151 ~ledicxre Act
Social Security
Q 861 HIA (1395f~
Q g62 Black Lung (923)
g63 DIWC/D[V1'V~'(405(8))
0
864
0 SSID Title YVI
~865 RSI (405(g))
Other Statutes
Q 891 Agricultural Acts
Q 893 Environmental Matters
~890 Othcr Statutory .fictions (If
Administrative Agency is
Im~olved)

OR

Any nature of suit from any category
may be selected fur this category of case
assignmeoL
*(ItAotitrust, then A governs)*

Q F. Pro Se General Civil

Bankruptcy
Q 422 9ppeal 27 USC 158
Q 423 V1'ithdrawal 28 USC 157
Prisoner Petitions
535 Death Penalty
540 Mandamus &Other
0
550 Civil Rights
~555 Prison Conditions
0
560 Civil Detainee — Conditions
of Confinement
Pro e
Ri hts
X 820 CoPYn hts
~g
~g30 Patent
Q840 Trademark
Federal Tax Suits
Q 870 Taxes(US plaintiff or
defendant)
Q 871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC 7609

Forfeiture/Penal
625 Drug Related Seizure of
Property 21 USC 881
Q690 Other

Other Statutes
Q375 False Claims Act
Q400 State Reapportionment
~430 Banks &Banking
0450 Commerce/ICC
Rates/etc.
0460 Deportation
Q462 Naturalia~tion
Application
Q465 Other Immigration
Actions
Q470 Racketeer Influenced
&Corrupt Orgaoi7ation

0480 Consumer Credit
a90 Cable/Satellite TV
0
0850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
0896 Arbitration
0899 Administrative Procedure
AcUReview or Appeal of
Agency Decision
Q950 Constitutionality of State
Statutes
Q$90 Other Statutory Actions
(if not administrative agency
review or Privacy Act)

G. Habeas Corpus/
2255

~ H. Employment
Discrimination

Q I. FOIA/Privacy Act
Q g95 Freedom of Information Act
Q 890 Other Statutory Actions
(if Privacy Act)

Q 442 Civil Rights — Employment
(criteria: race, gender/sex,
national origin,
discrimination, disability, age,
religion, retaliation)

Q530 Habeas Corpus — General
Q510 MotionNacate Sentence
Q463 Habeas Corpus —Alien
Detainee

Q J. Student Loan
Q152 Recovery of Defaulted

*(If pro se, select this deck)*

0
710 Fair Labor Standards Act
0
720 Labor/Mgmt Relations
0
740 Labor Railway Act
0 Family and Medical
751
Leave .4ct
0 Other Labor Litigation
790
0 Empl. Ret Inc. Security Act
791

*(If pro se, select this deck)*

~ L. Other Civil Rights
(non-employment)

Q K Labor/ERISA
(non-employment)

~ M. Contract

Student Loan
(ezcluding veterans)

~ N. Three-Judge
Court

Q 110 Insurance
Q 120 Marine

0
441 Voting (if not Vofing Rights
Act)
Q443 Housing/Accommodations
Q440 Other Civil Rights
0
445 Americans w/Disabilities —
Employment
Q446 Americans w/Disabilities —
Other
Q448 Education

Q 130 Miller Act
Q 140 Negotiable Instrument
Q150 Recovery o[Overpayment

Q 441 Civil Rights —Voting
(it Voting Rights Act)

&Enforcement of
Judgment
Q153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran's Benefits
Q 160 Stockholder's Suits
Q 190 Other Contracts
Q195 Contract Product Liability
Q 196 Franchise

V. ORIGIN
Q 1 Original
Proceeding

Q 2 Removed
from State
Court

Q 3 Remanded from
Appellate Court

~4 Reinstated or
Reopened

Q 5 Transfen~ed from
another district
(specify)

~ 6Multi-district
Litigation

Q7 Appeal to
District Judge
from Mag. Judge

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION(CITE THE U.S CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRTI'E A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.)

Copyright Infringement and Contributory Copyright Infringement; 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.
VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT

CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS
ACTION iJNDER F.RC.P. 23

VIII. RELATED CASES)
IF A1~T1'

(See'
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DATE:

Check YES only if demanded in complaint

DEMANp $

,J~y DEMAND:
YES
~

NO~

YES Q

NO

If yes, please complete related case form

SIGNATiJRE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
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Listed below aze tips for completing the civil cover sheet These tips coincide with the Roman Numerals on the cover sheet.
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT(b)County of residence: Use 11001 to indicate plaintiff if resident
ofWashington, DC,88888 if plaintiff is resident of United States but not Washingtoq DC,grid 99999 if plaintiff is outside the United States.
IIL

CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES: This section is completed only if diversity of citizenship was selected as the Basis ofJurisdiction
under Section II.

IV.

CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NAT'[JRE OF SUIT: The assignment ofajudge to your case will depend on the category you select that best
represents the np mart' cause ofaction found in your complaint. You may select only one category. You must also select one corresponding
nature of suit found under the category of the case.

VL

CAUSE OF ACTION: Cite the U.S. Civil Stahrte under which you aze filing and write a brief statement ofthe primary cause.

VIIL

RELATED CASE(S),IF ANY:If you indicated that there is a related case, you must complete a related case form, which may be obtained from
the Clerk's Office.

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