Keeling v. New Rock Theater Productions, LLC et al

Filing 108

OPINION re: 100 MOTION for Permanent Injunction. filed by Jaime Keeling. The motion is granted in its entirety. Defendants along with their respective officers, directors, principals, agents, representatives, servants, employees, affiliates, succe ssors, or assigns, and any person or entity acting on their behalf or in concert or participation with them are enjoined from engaging in any activity, including the examples listed above, constituting an infringement of Keeling's copyright in Point Break LIVE! SO ORDERED.(Signed by Judge Thomas P. Griesa on 1/10/2013) (ama)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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JAIME KEELING
Plaintiff,
10 Civ. 93< 5

v.
OPINION

NEW ROCK THEATER PRODUCTIONS,
LLC, EVE HARS, and ETHAN GARBER.

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Defendants.
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On December 7, 2012 a jury trial in t his case was concluded. The jury
found that the play Point Break LWE! was a copyrighted work, th ~ rights to
which were held exclusively by Keeling and that defendants' prod uctions of the
play infringed Keeling's copyright. Judgment was accordingly en ered in
Keeling's favor on January 10, 2013.
On December 20, 2012, plaintiff moved to permanently enjoi1 defendants
along with their respective officers, directors, principals, agents,
representatives, servants, employees, affi
lliates, successors, or as :;igns, and any
person or entity acting on their behalf or in concert or participati )n with them
from infringing Jaime Keeling's copyright by publicly performing, copying,
distributing, displaying, marketing, advertising, or offering to lice p.se (a) the
stage play known as Point Break LWEI, (b) Keeling's copyrighted ~ cript for Point
Break LWEI, and (c) any scripts defendants have used to stage Pc int Break

LWEI in the past or engaging in any other activity constituting

infringement

of Keeling's copyright in Point Break LWEI
The motion is granted in its entirety. Defendants along with their
respective officers, directors, principals, agents, representatives, servants,
employees, affiliates, successors, or assigns, and any person or ntity acting on
their behalf or in concert or participation with them are enjoine from engaging
in any activity, including the examples listed above, constitutin an
infringement of Keeling's copyright in Point Break LWEI.

So ordered.
Dated: New York, New York
January 10, 2013

Thomas P. Griesa
U.S. District Judge