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that Dtfmlants Googls andYou'hh haveknowingly and ntmti-matedandoperatod theirYm'hh webaitctopromote mdprofitfrommasshe copyright i&hgcmmt o f t e l d mprogram and fcatun,6bnaon anunprpccdtntDdscale invoking hundredsof tbollsands ofpiratedvideo clips. Ddend&mtSm hacbyviillfullyviolating tbc atollcctualp r o m ight8that wcrtmetedmdmade valuableby ths nvestmmt ofcnalivity, time, talent, energy, and o n d r s of c-t produeas ofV i a n d t h ontentowners.2. Defmdanbconductc~llstiluiw irect copyrightMiiq-t, inducmrntof copyright idhgancnt, cootribuhy copyrightm a n o u t , and

vicariouscopyright i&hgmmt. Viacorn sseksm h s s only againatDezkubnb'in6ingingactivity, notany innocentornonin6ringingcoaduct3. B a s e d a n ~ p u b l i c ~ t h e v i a c o m P ~ c x p a c tDeftndnmr toplaceheavy relimccm he no-cdcddbhlxupMby theDigital Millennium CopyrightAct, 17U.S.C. 512(c) (%MU").Tho DMCAis not 8 defeasctoW t v , but limitsdiefagainstMingml m d c r c a h i a ~ c c s . ~ t i s a o r p ~ b

thm DMCA, mmultiplemuons.4. Defdmta haveprofited emmum@ h m hisw e m e a t A~ p t l t o f ~ S 1 . 6 5 b U i a a r ~ p r i o c t h a t G o a g l e p a i d f o r

1. P ~ ' d a i m s i n t h i s l a w a u i t ~ t 0 s i l o n c a . .bwndrcdr ofmilliomof p+e -tho globewho srchrngc + b yi n f o r m a t i o l q n c w q d ~ ~ & Y o l i ~ ' a ~ h o o t i n gservice.2. Plaintiff&clpim thatYouTnbc has d i r e d y orindirrctly n6inpdplaintiffs'copyrights.An hpwhntpan of the casewin be plaintiffs'of hc ~ ~ V Q I L CfwpyrightedworLs and allegedi n f i i n ~ a t ~ s o t h a t t h e p u t i o l c a n d s * r m i m w ~ p ~

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3 Plaiatiffs'claims llrc barredM d a f d y Lhe MillenniumCowrightA n ' s (DMCA) SafeHuborprovLion~,ncludiog 17U.S.C. 8SI~(C)-& (4.o ~ l b b c w i l low that it espectsthstmpmr$nccofintellectualpmpatyrightsby notonly complyinn with thcDMWs safeh a r b o r o b l i g a ti o a s b a tb y g o i n g w d l b c y o n d i ts ~ m p r o t c c tintellectualpmpeay rights, inchding those ofPhintEa. By hip la-plaintiffs neck to upset tbscarefulbLnce thatCmgrcmwmrrtnrotedinthcDMCA which balanm, the ligbhofcop* holdersand theawd oproteci wmmuuicatim on he intCmet

4. YouTubs ssssrtstbc followingadditiolraldefensesagainstp Mclaims.thedoctrintoffoiruse,tbedochincofsubstential~b6it@ngusc,tstoppcl,~ ,Laches.cogyrieht~,uncleanhrad8,mde ~ s n a r s r implied liccmwgnmtbd byP M c.g., p h h i f f ~uttingtheir ownworkscm YouTubsa crmittiug othas todo the srmc).

5 . Plaint&% cldm actualor8taWay damages, as well as iqjwxtive rrlief.Atissucwillbcplainti f fs 'cntit lanmttoanydamagcs,incl~whaherp ~ h a w ~ b c m r d E t s d 6 0 m ~ m Y o U ~ . n dw b c t h a p l a i n t i f f i , h v c f d l t d t o ~ a n y o f t h c l r a l b @ ~ .

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B. Thopmtw haveagreedtoa dpulationreganling he mchmgeof expert d d t sand d m t i o t l l l andanon-waiverstipuMi01~

I. Vicom ard YouTube have Dgrssd tbnt, tothecxm@cable,discoverywillk odhaid with Pran ie rhague v. YouTube,CaseNO.07Civ 3582 ("PremierLeagw c h ction"). V h o m . Remie~eagueLimited and BourneCo. rc okily refeudtoas "thsCo-Plaimiffs"f0rplnpasesofthisssction.

2. A U p a r t i c s t o b o t h a c t i o n s ~ t b s t ( i ) ~ ~ s d i n o n s ~a h a l l k ~ ~ i n b o t h ~ o n q ( u ~ ~ m t a l r c n i n a n ea c t i o n ~ l m d c s m s d t a k e n i n b o t b ~ , r m d ( i i i ) ~ ~ e s a P k e damd~waedinollcaaionaballbcdeemedciskedmd~inbothactions.

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may take up o225how f dqwsiitiOn tertimollyof the CollsCtiw Plainti@, and150horns ofdepontion tatbony of third plrties. Thisproposal:(a) Inchdo11 a mgxinnrmof 25 horn or esch sidekxESIdepcsxilionaMderRule 3O(bX6). For example,YouTubemay iakc upto25hours ofBSI&u i&sf the ~ollcctiwlain&, andt h c c o l l ~ ~ ~ P ~ i a ~ ( P m a y t a k e i q , t o 2 5 ~ 0 fESI relateddcposltions of YouTubc.@) Limits each factwi- doposition to 7 ours, cxwpt3O(bX6)~tioms;pmvided.tbattbs~~smaycatsndthislimitaonby

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