Best v. Mobile Streams, Inc. et al

Filing 254

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation 252 ; Plaintiffs motion for statutory damages is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendants Mobile Streams, Inc., Funmobile, Ltd., and Mobilefunster, Inc. is permanently enjoined from infringing plaintif fs copyrighted work, including by use of the internet to reproduce, copy, distribute, or make available for distribution to the public plaintiffs copyrighted work, unless plaintiff provides defendants with a license or express permission. Plaintiff is awarded statutory damages in the amount of $1,500 against each of the Mobile defendants for a total statutory damages award of $4,500. Plaintiff is awarded attorneys fees in the amount of $2,500. Signed by Judge Sandra S Beckwith on 7/29/15. (mb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

Blake Best,
Plaintiff
v.

Case No. 1:12-cv-564

Mobile Streams, Inc., et al.,
Defendants

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation filed July 2, 2015 (Doc. 252).
Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C),
including notice that the parties would waive further appeal if they failed to file
objections to the Report and Recommendation in a timely manner. See United States
v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981). As of the date of this Order, no objections
to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation have been filed.
Having reviewed this matter de novo pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, we find the
Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation correct.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED. Plaintiff’s motion for statutory damages is
GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendants Mobile Streams, Inc.,
Funmobile, Ltd., and Mobilefunster, Inc. is permanently enjoined from infringing
plaintiff’s copyrighted work, including by use of the internet to reproduce, copy,
distribute, or make available for distribution to the public plaintiff’s copyrighted work,
unless plaintiff provides defendants with a license or express permission.
Plaintiff is awarded statutory damages in the amount of $1,500 against each of
the Mobile defendants for a total statutory damages award of $4,500. Plaintiff is

awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of $2,500.

Date: July 29, 2015

s/Sandra S. Beckwith
Sandra S. Beckwith, Senior Judge
United States District Court

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