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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
UMG RECORDINGS, INC.,
et al.,
Plaintiffs,
V. Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-00957
TOFIG KURBANOV,
et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Tofig
Kurbanov's Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 12(b)(2), or, alternatively, to transfer the case to
the Central District of California.
Plaintiffs are twelve record companies that produce,
distribute, and license the majority of commercial sound
recordings in the United States. All of them are Delaware
companies, with eight having their principal place of business
in New York, three in California, and one in Florida.
Defendant is a Russian national living and working in the
Russian Federation. Defendant owns and operates two websites,
www.FLVTO.biz (FLVTO) and www.2conv.com (2conv) (collectively
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