Vargas et al v. Pfizer Inc. et al

Filing 87

DECLARATION of Christopher Keegan in Support re: 85 SECOND MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by Brian Transeau. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex B# 2 Exhibit Ex C# 3 Exhibit Ex D# 4 Exhibit Ex E# 5 Exhibit Ex F# 6 Exhibit Ex G# 7 Exhibit Ex H# 8 Exhibit Ex I# 9 Exhibit Ex J part 1# 10 Exhibit Ex J part 2# 11 Exhibit Ex K# 12 Exhibit Ex L# 13 Exhibit Ex M# 14 Exhibit Ex N part 1# 15 Exhibit Ex N part 2# 16 Exhibit Ex O# 17 Exhibit Ex P# 18 Exhibit Ex Q# 19 Exhibit Ex R# 20 Exhibit Ex S# 21 Exhibit Ex T# 22 Exhibit Ex U# 23 Exhibit Ex V)(Ahrens, Julie)

Vargas et al v. Pfizer Inc. et al

Doc. 87 Att. 18

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRlCT OF NEW YORK
RALPH V ARGAS and BLAND- RlCKY ROBERTS
CASE NO. : 04 CV 9772 (WHP)

ECF CASE

Plaintiffs
vs.
PFIZER INC. , PUBLICIS, INC" Fr . UID MUSIC EAST WEST COMMUNICATIONS , INC. and BRlAN TRANSEAU p/k/a " BT"
Dc1'cndants

PLAINTIFFS' SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES AND OBJECTIONS TO INTERROGATORIES

Pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

, Ralph Vargas and

Bland- Ricky Roberts (eoJlectively " Plaintiffs ), by and through their attorneys , Paul A.

Chin , Esq. , hereby

provide their supplemental

response~ and

objections to
, EAST

DEFENDANTS PFIZER, INC. , ALANDA MUSIC , LTD . d/b/a FLUID MUSIC

WEST COMMUNICATIONS and BRIAN "I'RANSEAU (collectively " Defendants
First Set of Interrogatories

Interrogatories ) as folJows:

GENERAL OB.ffiCTIONS
Plaintiff" o~jeet to the Intcrrogatories to the extent they 5eek information
that is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidencePlainti1I;; object to the Interrogatories to the extent they are vague

, lmduly

hurdensome ,

duplicative , cumulative , redWldant , ambiguous , overly broad and seek

information related to a period of time which is not relevant to the matters alleged in
1 Plaintiff." rc~ponded to Defendant Fluid Music

document requests on or about July 24 , 2005 ("previou5 responses incorporate herein , the responses and objections contained in PlaintjjT~

s first set of interrogatories and
Plaintiffs
' previous

respon~e~.

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Plaintiffs ' Amended Complaint or Second Amended Complaint (the " Second Amended

Complaint")

or in Defendants '

Answer to the Amended Complaint or the Second

Amended Complaint.

Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatories to the extent they seek information
protected from disclosure hy the attorney- client privilege , work- product doctrine or other

applicable privileges.

The responses given herein are based upon the best current knowledge and

recollection of Plaintiffs and are given subject to the later refreshing of Plaintiffs
recollectionsPlaintiffs reserve the right to

supplement or amend, in any way, any of
of the Interrogatories,

their specific or general objections or responses to any or a11

These re~ponses

arc made without waiving; (a) all

objections

competency, relevancy, materiality, privilege and admi~~ibility as evidence

for any

purpose in the triol of this or any other action or subsequent proceeding; (h) the right to

object to the use of any information that may be produced in the trial of this or any or
other action or any subsequent proceeding on any grounds; or (c) the right to object on
any ground at anytime to any

demand fbr further information or other discovery

involving or relating to the ~ubject matter of these interrogatories.

DEFINITIONS

The term the "Composition" shall refer to the original musical

work

created by Ralph Vargas and the sound recording owned by Bland- Ricky Robel1s entitled
Bust Dat Groove w/out Ride
, embodied on the album

Funky Drummer Volume II

identified in , and which is the suQject matter 01; Plaintiffs ' Amended Complaint and

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Sl'cond Amended Complaint.

The tenn "lnl'nnging Works "
entitled

shall refer to

thl' musical composition

Aparthenonia

and/or the

Cell!brex Commercial.

SUPPLEMENT AL OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSF.S
liV TERROGATORYNo. 1:

Idl!ntifj; all persons with

knuwledge or iriformation

cuncl!rning plaintiffs' allegation that dl!fmdants irifi-inged their copyright in Bust
Grouve, as alll!gl!d in the Complaint.

Dat

RESPONSE:

(a) Ralph Vargas; (b) Bland- Ricky Roberts; (c) Matthew Ritter; (d)

Ivan A. Rodriguez; and (e) Dr. Steven Smith, Plaintiffs will identify additionul per~ons
with knowledge, if any, us discovery progresses.
INTERROGATORY NUJ

Idl!ntifj; all persons with knowledgl!

or

information

concerning the damages that each plaintiff alleged~v sustained as 0 result of deftndants
alleged infringement o(their copyright in Bust Dot Groove.

RESPONSE:

Plaintiffs state that Defendants ,

their agents , employees, and/or

representatives , have information concerning the respeetivl'

b'rOSS

income and/or profits

earned by each Dclendant that are attributable to each Defendant's inlnngement of the
Composition; therefore, Del'endllnts have intonnation and/or knowledge concerning

Plaintitls' damages in this action.

In addition, Plaintiffs may elect to be awarded
c. !j504(e). Notwithstanding the

statutory damages in this action, pursuant to 17 D.

foregoing, Plaintiffs Ralph Vargas and Bland Ricky Roberts have personal information
rl'garding the total num bl'r of copies of the Composition and the album

Funky Drummer

Volume II

that were di~tributcd and sold in the United States. Plaintiffs are prl'sentJy

unaware of any other persons with knowJedge or information concerning the damages

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that each Plaintiff ~uslained as a result of Defendants ' inliingement of their copyright in
Bust Dat Groove.
iN.1'ERROGA TOR Y No.

TdentifY all persons with knowledge or

information

concerning plaintiff Vargas ' creation of Bust Dat (iroove.
RESPONSE: (a) Ralph Vargas;
(b) BJand- Rieky

Roberts; (c) Matthew Ritter; (d) Ivan

A. Rodriguez. Plaintiffs are presently unaware of any other persons with knowledge or
information concerning plaintiff Vargas ' creation of Bust Oat Groove.
iNTERROGATORY No.

State the name of all wmpo.l"itions, recordings, tapes , CDs

Albums and other media that contain Bust Dat Groove or any portion thereof.
RES,PONSE: Plaintiffs object to Interrogatory number 4 on the grounds that it is vague
and ambiguous. Without waiving this o~ieetion , Plaintiffs state that; (a) Funky Drummer

Vol. II; (h) Breakz From the Nu Skool; and (to) the Infringing Works , all contain the

Composition or some portion thereof. Plaintiffs are presently unaware of any other
compositions,
Composition.
TNTERROGATORY No.

recordings , tapes ,

CDs , Albums and other media that contain the

For each recording, tape, CD and Album identified in

re,\pon.l"e to Interrogatory No,
reproduced, (ii)

state how many

copies of each have been:

(i)

sold, (m) distributed and/or dis'seminated, broken down by year.

RESPONSE:

Plaintiffs object to thi~ interrogatory number 5 On the grounds that

Defendants East We~t Communications and Brian Transeau possess inl'ormation

regarding the number of copies of Breakz From the Nu Skool and/or the

Infringing

Works that have been sold , reproduced, distributed and/or disseminated by Defendants,

Plaintiff Bland Ricky Roberts ~tates that approximately 4

000 copies of the

Funky

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Drummer Vol. II

album , which contained the Composition , was distributed and sold in

the United States.
INTERRo.GATORY No..

State the sales of any sheet music containing Bust Dat

Groove, or any portion thereof
RESPONSE:

Plaintiffs object to Interrogatory number 6 on the grounds that it seeks

confidential and/or proprietary information the disclosure or which is beyond the scope
pennitted hy Local Civil Role 33.3. Without waiving this objection , Plaintiffs state that

they have not sold any sheet music containing the Composition, or any portion thereof.
INTERRo.GATOR,Y No.

IdentifY all persons with knowledge

Or il1(ormation

cconcerning the distribution.

di.\'semination and/or sale of Bust Dat Groove.

RESPONSE:

Plaintiff Bland Ricky Roberts.

Plaintiffs further state that the record

companies identified in Plaintil1s' document bates stamped lllunber 000003 ~hould have

information concerning the distribution, dissemination and/or sale of Bust Oat Groove.
Plaintiffs are presently unaware of any other persons with knowledge Or information

concerning the distribution, dissemination and/or sale of BIL~t Dat Groove.
INTERROGATORY No.

Identify all persons with knowledge

or injiJrmation

concerning the distribution, dissemination and/or sale of" Funky Drummer, V o/llme II.
RESPONSE:

Plaintil'T Bland Ricky Roberts. Plainti11S rurther state that the record

eompanie~ identified in Plaintiffs ' document bates stamped number 000003 should have
information concerning the distribution , dissemination and/or sale of
Volume If.

Funky Drummer

Plaintiffs are presently unaware of any other person~ with knowledge or
Funky Drummer

information concerning the distribution, dissemination and/or sale of
Volume II

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INTERROGATORY No.

Identify all persons with knowledge

or information
, CD

concerning Ihe distribution,

dissemination and/or sale of any recording, tape

Album containing Busl Dat Groove.
RESPONSE: See Plaintiffs ' response to interrogatory number 8.
INTERRQGATORY No. 10:
concerning the revenue ,

IdentifY all pawns with

knowledge or iriformation

licensing fees, assignmentfees, royally payments Or any other

form of payment received by each plaintifIin connection with Bust Dal Groove
RESPONSE: Plaintitl" Bland Ricky Roberts. PJaintiffs never received any licensing fees
or a~signment fees in collllection with Bust Dat Groove.

Plaintiffs are pre~ently unaware
, licensing

of any otller persons with knowledge or information concerning tbe revenue

fees, assignment fees , royalty payments or any other 1orm of payment received by each
plaintiff in connection with Bust Oat Groove.
INTERRo.GATORY No. 11 :
Idenlify all per~'

ons to whom each plaintifl has licensed
on an exclusive or non-

and/or assigned any right or interest in Bust Dat Groove.
exclu.vive
basi.

RESPONSE: Plaintiffs object to Interrogatory number lIon

the grounds that it seeks

infbrmation that is neither relevant nor material to the subject matter of this action and/or
it seeks information that is not reasonahly calculated to lead to the discovery of

admissible evidence. Without waiving tbese objections , Plaintiffs state that the only
assignment of any right or
interest in Busl Dat Groove

is contained in Plaintiffs

documents bates stamped numbers 000008. 000012,
INTERROGATORY No.

Siule the amount of revenue, licensing fees,
or

a,

.ignment

.fees, royalty payments

af(Y olher form of paymenl received by each plaintiff Or itv

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assignees or licensees in connection with Bust nut Groove,
RESPONSE:

Plaintiffs o~jeet to Interrogatory number 12 on the grounds that it seeks

information which is neither material or relevant to the subject matter of this action,
Without waiving t1lis objection , Plaintiff Bland Ricky Roberts states that he received
approximately $32
000 from the sale of the Funky Drummer Vol. II

album,

which

contained the Composition , and that the~e proceeds were split hetween Plaintiff Bland

Ricky Roberts and Plaintiff Vargas.
INTERROGATORY NO.

Identify all persons with

knowledge

or

i'!fnrma!ion

concerning plaintiffs' claim that any defendant(s) had access to Bust Dal Groove before
the musical track in the Celebrex Commercial was created
RESPONSE:

Plaintiffs object to Interrogatory number 13 on the grounds that it seeks

information primarily in the possession of Defendants. Without waiving this objection

Plaintiffs state that (a) Ralph Vargas; (11) Bland- Ricky Roberts; (c) Matthew Ritter; (d)
Ivan A. Rodriguez; and (c) Dr .

Steven Smith may have information or knowledgo:
further state that

eom;o:rning Defendant(s) access to the Composition. Plaintiffs
the rep0l1~ of Plaintiffs '

, based on

expert~ , the musical composition known as

Aparthenrmia wllieh

was used in the

Celebrex

commercial , was created by digitally sampling Plaintiffs

Composition and i~ an electronic copy of the Composition. Plaintiffs further state that
aceo:ss may be presumed where the infiinging musical work is almost an
ido:ntieal copy of

the original composition.

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Dated: New York, New York July 27 2006

Paul A. Chin , Esq. (pC 9656) LA W OFFICES OF PAUL A. CHIN The Woolworth Building
233 Broadway, 51b Floor

New York , NY 10279 (212) 964- 8030 Attorneysfor Plaintiffs
TO:

Julie Ahrens , Esq. Kirkland & Ellis, LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2700 San Francisco , CA 94104 Co- Counsellor Defendant Brian Transeau

David S. Olson , Esq. Center for Intemet und Society Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford , CA 94305- 8610 Co- Counsel for Defendant Brian Transeau
Eric M. Stahl , Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
2600 CentUiy Square

1501 Fourth Avenue Seattle , WA981OJ- J688 Counsel jiJr Defendant East West Communication

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CERTU' ICATE OF SERVICE

On the 27th
SUPPLEMENTA L

day of July, 2006 ,

II true and correct copy
OBJECTIONS

of PLAINTIFFS'

RESPONSES

AND

DEFENDANTS'

INTERROGATORTRS was served via first- class mail , postage pre-paid

, and placed in an

official depository under the exdlLqive
Service within the State of New York,
Defendants:

care and custody of the United States Postal
to the following the attorneys representing the

Julie Ahrens , Esq. Kirkland & Ellis, LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2700 San Francisco , CA 94104 Co- Counsel fur Dejimdant Brian Tmnseau
David S. Olson , Esq. Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford , CA 94305- 8610 Co- Counsel for De.fimdant Brian 'J'ranseau
Eric M. Stahl , Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 2600 Century Square 1501 Fourth Avenue Seattle , WA 98101- 1688
Counsel/or Defendant East West C(J

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ate

Paul A. Chin, Esq. (P LAW OFFICES OF PAUL A . CHIN The Woolworth Building
233 Broadway, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10279 (212) 964- 8030 Attorneysfor PlaintiffS

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VERIFICATION
STATE OF NEW YORK

ss:

COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
, RALPH VARGAS , plaintiff in the above captioned matter, hereby certifies,

verifie~ and affirms ,

under the

penalties of perjury, that I have read Plaintiffs
, Inc. , Alanda

Supplemental Responses and Objections to Defendants Pfizer , inc., Publieis

Music , Ltd. d/b/a Fluid Music, East W",st Communications and Brian Transeau First Set

of Interrogatories and know the contents thereof and believe the same to be true and
accurate upon my personal knowledge and belief.

Date

RALPH VARGAS

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VERIFICA TJ ON

STATEOFNEWYORK )
ss;

COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

. BLAND-RICKY ROBERTS , pJaintil'f in the above captioned matter

, hereby

certifies , verifies and affinns , under the penalties of perjury, that I have read Plaintiffs

Supplemental Responses and Objections to Defendants Pfizer, Inc. , Publieis, Inc.

, Aland"

Music , Ltd. d/b/a Fluid Music , East West Communications and Brian Transeau First Set

of Interrogatories and know the content~ thereof and believe the same to be true and
accurate upon my personal knowledge and belief.

Date

BLAND- RICKY ROBERTS

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Funky Drummer I & II
Beat Street Records (NYllocal)

219 East Fordham Road Bronx NY 10458

Cannme s Records (NYllocal)
City lIall (Wellt cost/national)

Concourse Music (NYllocal)
Downstairs Records (NYlloeal)

43' Street
Bctween 5 '" and 6 11\ Avenues

Downtown Records (NYliocal)

164 West 25 Street New York NY
1 0; Bam 9 Street New York NY 10003- 5401 212- 473- 6343

Elgin Ball Records (NYliocal)

ludi Distribution (national)
Metropolitan Recording Corp
(NY lIoeal)

Secaucus . NJ

\100 Passaic Avenue

Pearl One Stop (nation"l)
Rock and Soul (NYllocal)

East Newark NJ 07029-2833 973-488- 8080 Brooklyn, NY

462 Seventh Avenue Between 35'" & 26'" Streets

NewYol"kNY

Tiger Distribution (int'
Vinyl-mania (NYlloeal)
60 Carmine Street New York NY 212- 924- 7223

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