Viacom International, Inc. et al v. Youtube, Inc. et al

Filing 349

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief. Document filed by The Sideshow Coalition. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Eric J. Grannis, # 2 Exhibit Amicus Brief of the Sideshow Coalition)(Grannis, Eric) Modified on 6/1/2010 (db).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK VIACOM INT'L INC., ET AL., Plaintiffs, - against YOUTUBE, INC., ET AL., Defendants. THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED, ET AL., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated Plaintiffs, - against YOUTUBE, INC., ET AL., Defendants. DECLARATION OF ERIC J. GRANNIS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE THE "SIDESHOW COALITION" IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS I, ERIC J. GRANNIS, hereby declare under penalty of perjury as follows: 1. I am an attorney duly licensed to practice before the courts of the State of New ECF Case Civil No. 07-CV-2103 (LLS) ECF Case Civil No. 07-CV-3582 (LLS) York and am counsel in this case to proposed amici curiae David All, Adam Bahner, Michael Bassik, Dane Boedigheimer, Michael Buckley, Chris Cunningham, Iman Crosson, Arin Crumley, Mitchell Davis, Phillip de Vellis, Ronald Erikson II, Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, Jason Fisher, Kassem G, Christine Gambito, Hank Green, John Green, Ian Hecox, William Louis Hyde, Improv Everywhere, Kev Jumba, Salman Kahn, Alan Lastufka, Brian Lustig, Kevin Nalty, Marina Orlova, Anthony Padilla, Byron Pascoe, Mehdi Saharkhiz, Alli Speed, Paul Telner, Charles Trippy, Cory Williams, Dan Zappin, and Barnett Zitron. 2. I submit this Declaration in support of the motion of the proposed amici curiae for leave to file the proposed Brief of the "Sideshow Coalition" as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendants, which brief is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3. Defendants, through counsel, have consented to the filing of the proposed amicus curiae brief. Plaintiff Viacom Int'l Inc., through counsel, has indicated that it does not object to the filing of the proposed amicus curiae brief. 4. On May 24, 2010, I contacted via email Charles Sims, of Proskauer Rose LLP, requesting the consent of Class Plaintiffs to file the proposed amicus curiae brief. I have not received a response from Mr. Sims. 5. For the reasons set forth in the Brief of the "Sideshow Coalition" as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendants, the proposed amici curiae respectfully request that their motion for leave to file their proposed brief in support of Defendants be granted. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of New York that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this Declaration was executed on May 28, 2010 in New York, New York. _____________________ Eric J. Grannis

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