Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Hotfile Corp. et al

Filing 325

NOTICE by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. re 322 MOTION for Summary Judgment PLAINTIFFS' MOTION AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANTS HOTFILE CORP. AND ANTON TITOV (PUBLIC REDACTED VERSION) >PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF FILING PUBLIC REDACTED VERSIONS OF DECLARATIONS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT< (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Declaration of Scott A Zebrak in support of Plaintiff's MSJ (Public Redacted Version), # 2 Exhibit A (Zebrak), # 3 Exhibit B (Zebrak), # 4 Exhibit C (Zebrak), # 5 Exhibit D (Zebrak), # 6 Affidavit Declaration of Dr. Richard Waterman n Support of Plaintiffs' MSJ (Public Redacted Version), # 7 Exhibit A (Waterman), # 8 Exhibit B (Waterman), # 9 Exhibit C (Waterman), # 10 Exhibit D (Waterman), # 11 Exhibit E (Waterman), # 12 Affidavit Declaration of Thomas Sehested in Support of Plaintiffs' MSJ (Public Redacted Version), # 13 Exhibit A (Sehested), # 14 Exhibit B (Sehested), # 15 Affidavit Declaration of Steve Thomas Kang in Support of Plaintiffs' MSJ (Public Redacted Version), # 16 Exhibit A (Kang), # 17 Affidavit Declaration of Dr. Ian Foster in Support of plaintiffs' MSJ (Public Redacted Version), # 18 Exhibit A (Foster), # 19 Exhibit B (Foster), # 20 Exhibit C (Foster), # 21 Exhibit D (Foster), # 22 Exhibit E (Foster), # 23 Exhibit F (Foster), # 24 Exhibit G (Foster), # 25 Exhibit H (Foster), # 26 Exhibit I (Foster), # 27 Exhibit J (Foster), # 28 Exhibit K (Foster))(Stetson, Karen)

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