Costar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. RSP & Associates, LLC

Filing 16

ORDER granting re 15 stipulation of dismissal. Signed by Judge Deborah K. Chasanow on 3/28/2005. (c/m 3/28/05)(elt, Deputy Clerk)

Costar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. RSP & Associates, LLC

Doc. 16

IN THE UNITED STATESDISTRICI' COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
CoSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC., a Delaware Corporation. 2 BethesdaMetro Center, 10thFloor Bethesda,Maryland 20814,

and
CoSTAR GROUP, INC., a Delaware Corporation. 2 BethesdaMetro Center, 10th Floor Bethesda,Maryland 20814.

Plaintiffs,

v.
RSP & ASSOCIATES, LLC 9450 SW CommerceCircle, Suite 101 Wilsonville, Oregon 97070

Case No. DKC 04 CV 3fO

Defendant.

for: breachof contract(Count I); fraud (Count II); and tortious interference }villi contractand
prospectivebusinessrelationship (Count DI).
B.

The claims assertedby CoStar in this Action arose out )f RSP's alleged

unauthorizedaccess, and distribution of CoStar'sproprietary database use conu~ningcommercial real estate information and photographs. including but not limited t(

RSP's alleged

dissemination passcodes allegedlyenabled of that third partiesto obtainunau~orizedaccess to

Dockets.Justia.com

and use of CoStar'sproprietarydatabase.In particular,and as allegedin th~ Complaint,this

license.

2.

u An Authorized User must input a valid passcodeat the 'oS bscriberLo gin

Area" to gain authorized access CoStar's restricted access to infonnation servicesfor whichthey

are licensed. The Subscriber Login Area contains prominentnoticesadvisin2the useron each

~ occasion their use:"By logging in you are agreeing CoStar'stermsof 1 .. and "Access of to
User must restrictedto licensedusers.Sharingof passwords prohibited." The Authi>rized is
scroll through and "Accept" the applicable online Tenns of Use the first time u:le use the product as well as at periodic intervals thereafter.

3.

RSPsigneda two-userlicenseagreement "Licensetgreement") with (the

fonnal written Settlement Agreementand Mutual Release, terms of w~ch include that, the in among other things, RSP consentsto the entry of a PennanentInjunction! ConsentJudgment
the foml set forth below.

NOW THEREFORE DEFENDANT CONSENTSAND AGREESn [AT, RSP. along iti with its directors,principals,officers, agents,servants, employees, represent:ves, successors
and assigns,and all those personsor entities acting in concert or participation 1ith them, shall be and hereby are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED and restrainedfrom:

1.

obtaining, accessing,using. reproducing, distributing. creating derivativeworks

ftom, or displaying,whetherdirectly or indirectly, any CoStardatabase service or any portion
thereof, without first obtaining written authorization from CoStar.

2.

;c obtainingor using any passcodes useof any CoStardataba: service or any for

portion thereof for any purposeother than as specificallyset forth in a valid CoStarlicense agreement;

3.

interferingwith CoStar'scurrentor prospective contracts p~ ining to use and

access CoStar's of database service; and

4.

in assistingaiding or abettingany otherpersonor business , entity in engaging or

perfonninganyof the activitiesreferred above. to

dated March 17, 2005relating to delivery of the CoStarCaMPS database s~ce, RSP shall pennanentlydeleteand destroyall elements the CoStarCOMPSserviceunderits control of (regardless whetherCoStardeliveredsuchlicensed productto RSPduring thl aforementioned
license agreementor under previous license agreements relating to the CoStar :;OMPS service), , and RSP shall affirm the completion this process execution deliver; to CoStar of an of by and

affidavitto that effect.

IT IS so SnpULATED.
RSP & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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DATED: March~2005

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Approved as to form:

DATED:

March.o. 2005
Timomy Landis Timothy Landis, P.C. - Attorneys At Law One S.W. Columbia Street,Suite 1110 Portland, Oregon 97258 503-220-1331 503.227.7829(facsimile) Attorney for Defendant RSP & Associates,LLC CoSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, IN( ..".

CoSTARGROUP, INC.

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I rlUgh . ury (Fed. Bar No. 24653) US DLA PI udnick ~y Cary LLP 6225 Smith Avenue I Baltimore, Maryland 21209 410-580-3000 410-580-3001(facsimile)

Keith W. Medansky Alan S. Dalinka DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP 203 North LaSalle Street,Suite 1900 Chicago, Dlinois 60601 312-368-4000 312-236-7516(facsimile)

ORDER
Upon the parties stipulationand for the good causeshowntherein, ne Court hereby
I enters this ConsentJudgmentin favor of Plaintiffs and pennanentlyenjo:DS and restrains

Defendant along with its directors, principals, officers, agents, serv~ts, employees, n representatives, successors assigns, and and all thosepersonsor entities ac$g in concertor howeveJthe Court shall participationwith them as set forth above. This caseis terminated,
retain jurisdiction over theseparties and this dispute for the purposeof enforcinJ

IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Hon. DeborahK. Chasanow UNITED STATES DISTRICf COURT JUDGE