Arista Records LLC et al v. Lime Wire LLC et al

Filing 2

RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Document filed by Capitol Records, Inc., Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc., Interscope Records, Laface Records LLC, Motown Record Company, L.P., Arista Records LLC, Priority Records LLC, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc., Warner Bros. Records Inc., Atlantic Recording Corporation, BMG Music.(lb, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ARISTA RECORDS LLC; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; BMG MUSIC; CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.; ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.; INTERSCOPE RECORDS; LAP ACE RECORDS LLC; MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY, L.P.; PRIORITY RECORDS LLC; SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC.; AND WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC., Plainti
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RULE 7.1. STATEMENT

LIME WIRE LLC; LIME GROUP LLC; MARK GORTON; and GREG BILDSON, Defendants.

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Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiffs make the following disclosure: 1. Plaintiff Arista Records LLC is owned by Sony Corporation,

which is publicly traded in the United States, and Bertelsmann AG, which is not publicly traded. 2. Plaintiff Atlantic Recording Corporation's ultimate parent, Warner

Music Group Corp., is publicly traded in the United States. 3. Plaintiff BMG Music is owned by Ariola Eurodisc LLC, which is

not publicly traded, and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, whose ultimate

parents are Bertelsmann AG, which is not publicly traded, and Sony Corporation, which is publicly traded in the United States. 4. Plaintiff Capitol Records, Inc.'s parent is EMI Group PLC, which

is publicly traded in the United Kingdom. 5. Plaintiff Elektra Entertainment Group Inc.' s ultimate parent,

Warner Music Group Corp., is publicly traded in the United States. 6. Plaintiff Interscope Records is a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal,

S.A., a publicly held French company. 7. Plaintiff LaFace Records LLC is owned by SONY BMG MUSIC

ENTERTAINMENT, whose ultimate parents are Bertelsmann AG, which is not publicly traded, and Sony Corporation, which is publicly traded in the United States. 8. Plaintiff Motown Record Company, L.P.'s parent is Vivendi

Universal, S.A., a publicly held French company. 9. Plaintiff Priority Records LLC's parent is EMI Group PLC, which

is publicly traded in the United Kingdom. 10. Plaintiff SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a joint

venture owned by USCO Holdings Inc., BeSo Holding LLC, Ariola Eurodisc, Inc., Arista Holding, Inc., and Zomba US Holdings, Inc., none of which is publicly traded. Its ultimate parents are Bertelsmann AG, which is not publicly traded, and Sony Corporation, which is publicly traded in the United States. 11. Plaintiff UMG Recordings, Inc.' s parent is Vivendi Universal,

S.A., a publicly held French company.

12.

Plaintiff Virgin Records America, Inc.'s parent is EMI Group PLC,

which is publicly traded in the United Kingdom. 13. Plaintiff Warner Bros. Records Inc.'s ultimate parent is Warner

Music Group Corp., which is publicly traded in the United States.

August 4, 2006 CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
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Katherine B. Forrest (KF-1979) Member of the Firm Worldwide Plaza 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019-7475 [phone] [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Plaintiffs