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Intellectual Property
Copyright Infringement
Unfair Business Practices

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. v. Igor Manaka, an individual and dba Amazon.com Seller ManakaBooks, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive

Published: Oct. 25, 2014 | Result Date: Feb. 18, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 2:13-cv-04073-FMO-CW Bench Decision –  Permanent Injunction

Court

USDC Central


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Nicole L. Drey

J. Andrew Coombs
(Wang Law Corporation)


Defendant

Leonard Grayver

Patricia M. Bakst


Facts

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. brought a complaint for copyright infringement against Igor Manaka.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Warner Bros. alleged that it owned exclusive distribution rights in a number of creative works that were protected under copyright law and that defendant sold counterfeit copies of these works through Amazon.com.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant denied the allegations of plaintiff's claims.

Result

Pursuant to a stipulation of the parties, the court entered a consent decree and permanent injunction. Defendant was permanently enjoined from various acts, including copying or distributing any VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray discs that contained certain motion picture or television titles of Warner Bros. that were subject to copyright protection. Defendant was also enjoined from profiting from any unauthorized copying of any of plaintiff's works.


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