The Estate of James J Marshall v. Thierry Guetta Complaint

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1 LAW RENCE G. TOWN SEND (SBN 88184)([email protected])1 LAW O FFICES OF LAWREN CE G. TOWNSEND2' 455 M arket Street, 19t hFloor

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THE ESTATE OF JAMES J. MAR SHALLn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRA L DISTRICT OF CALIFORN IA

THE ESTATE OF JAM ES J . Case No.MARSHALL,

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THIERRY G UETTA ; ITS AWONDERFUL WORLD, INC., a ) COMPLAINT FOR COPYRIGHTCalifornia corporation; GOOGLE, ) INFRINGEMENTINC., a Delaw are corporation, andDO ES 1 through 10, inclusive, DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

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CO M ES N OW , Plaintiff, The Estate of James J. Marshall (PlaintifforIVIarshall)

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Complaint for Copyright Infringement; Demand for Jury Trial2

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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

This is a clear liability copyright infringement case, wherein Defendants engaged

in advertising activity, including but not limited to, making, without authorization,

posters, lithographs, paintings and other art featuring Plaintiffs copyrighted images and

making unauthorized reproductions of Plaintiffs copyrighted images, and display

thereof, to promote online music services, causing significant advertising injury to

Plaintiff. Plaintiff seeks recovery of all remedies available under law including, but not

limited to, its damages, all of Defendants profits, and payment of Plaintiffs attorneys

fees and costs.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

2. This Court has federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1331, 1338(a).

3. The claims asserted herein arose in this judicial district and all Defendants do

business in this judicial district.

4. Venue in this judicial district is proper under 28 U.S.C. 1391(b) and (c) and

1400(a) in that this is the judicial district in which a substantial part of the acts and

omissions giving rise to the claims occurred.

5. This is an action for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976,

Title 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq ., seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, an

accounting, damages, attorneys fees and costs.

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PARTIES

6. The Estate of James J. Marshall (Plaintiff) is being administered in San

Francisco Superior Court, Case No. PES-10-293338. Jim Marshall (Marshall) who

died on March 24, 2010, was a world-renowned photographer, particularly noted for his

iconic photographs of celebrated popular musical performers. The administrator of the

Estate is duly vested with all powers necessary to bring this suit.

7. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that THIERRY GUETTA

(GUETTA) is an individual, and a citizen of the State of California. Plaintiff is

informed and believes and thereon alleges that GUETTA is a graphic artist who uses

pseudonym is MR. BRAINWASH.

8. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that ITS A WONDERFUL

WORLD, INC., is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California, for

the purpose of, among other things, promoting, displaying, distributing and the works of

Defendant GUETTA.

9. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that Defendant GOOGLE,

INC. is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware and is

qualified to do business in California.

10. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that DOES 1 through 10,

inclusive, created, assembled, distributed, manufactured and/or sold artwork bearing

Plaintiffs copyrighted Subject Images (as hereinafter defined). The true names and



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capacities, whether corporate, individual or otherwise, of the Defendants DOE 1

through 10, inclusive, are unknown to Plaintiff who therefore sues said Defendants by

such fictitious names, and will ask leave to amend this Complaint to show their true

names and capacities when the same have been ascertained.

11. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that at all times relevant

hereto, each of the Defendants, including without limitation the DOE Defendants, was

the agent, affiliate, officer, director, manager, principal, partner, joint venturer, alter-ego

and/or employee of the remaining Defendants and was at all times acting within the

scope of such agency, affiliate, officer, director, manager, principal, partner, joint

venturer, alter-ego and/or employment relationship and actively participated in, or

subsequently ratified and adopted, or both, each and all of the acts or conduct alleged

herein, with full knowledge of all the facts and circumstances, including, but not limited

to, full knowledge of each and all of the violations of Plaintiffs rights and the damages

to Plaintiff proximately caused thereby.

FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION

(Copyright Infringement Against Thierry Guetta,

Its a Wonderful World, Inc. and Does 1 through 10 ONLY)

12. Plaintiff repeats, realleges and incorporates by reference in this paragraph the

allegations contained in this Complaint as if fully set forth herein.

13. Plaintiff created the following original photographic image of John Coltrane ,



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that is protected by one or more copyright registrations, including Registration No.

VA0001365079.

14. Plaintiff created the following original photographic image of Sonny Rollins,

that is protected by one or more copyright registrations, including Registration No.

VA0001365079.



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15. Plaintiff created the following original photographic image of Thelonious Monk,

Dizzy Gillespie and Gerald Wilson, that is protected by one or more copyright

registrations, including Registration No. VA0001365079.

16. Plaintiff created the following original photographic image of Stanley

Turrentine, that is protected by one or more copyright registrations, including

Registration No. VA0001365079.



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17. Plaintiff created the following original photographic image of Brian Jones and

Jimi Hendrix, that is protected by one or more copyright registrations, including

Registration No. TX0006031402.

18. Plaintiff created the following original photographic image of Jimi Hendrix, that

is protected by one or more copyright registrations, including Registration No.

TX0006031402.



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19. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that Defendants including

all DOE Defendants, their customers and suppliers and each of the, had access to the

Subject Images, including without limitation access through Plaintiffs photography

books.

20. Defendants wrongfully created copies of the Subject Images without

Plaintiffs consent and engaged in acts of affirmative and widespread self-promotion

of the copies directed to the public at large by distributing said copies (and

accompanying written materials) with a false and misleading designation of creation.

21. Plaintiff is informed and believes that Defendants, and each of them, directly

copied the Subject Images, and adapted them without Plaintiff's permission.

22. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that Defendants, and each

of them, further infringed Plaintiffs copyright by making derivative works from the

Subject Images, and/or by producing, displaying, offering for sale, selling and

distributing said works without Plaintiffs permission. Defendants then engaged in acts

of affirmative and widespread self-promotion of the copies directed to the public at

large by publicly claiming ownership rights in and to the derivative works based on the

Subject Images that belong solely to Plaintiff.

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23. Defendants displayed, offered for sale, and in fact sold the following product:




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28. Defendants acts of copyright infringement, including willful copyright

infringement, and acts of affirmative and widespread self-promotion of the copies

directed to the public at large, as alleged above, have caused Plaintiff to suffer, and to

continue to suffer, substantial damage to its business in the form of actual damages.

29. Further, as a direct result of the acts of copyright infringement and acts of

affirmative and widespread self-promotion of the copies directed to the public at large

alleged above, Defendants, and each of them, have caused actual damages to Plaintiff

and obtained direct and indirect profits they would not otherwise have realized but for

their infringement of the Subject Images. Plaintiff is entitled to disgorgement of each

Defendants profits and indirectly attributable to said Defendants infringement of the



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Subject Images.

SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION

(Copyright Infringement Against All Defendants)

30. Plaintiff repeats, realleges and incorporates by reference in this paragraph the

allegations contained in this Complaint as if fully set forth herein.

31. Defendants GUETTA and/or ITS A WONDERFUL WORLD, INC., and DOES

1-10, built or designed a backdrop in Los Angeles, California, hereinafter (the

Infringing Backdrop), which appeared as follows:

32. The Infringing Backdrop featured huge blow-ups of the Subject Images



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depicting John Coltrane (paragraph 13, above) and Jimi Hendrix (paragraph 23, above)

and that were made part of the backdrop. The use of these constituted unauthorized

reproductions and display of said Subject Images.

33. Defendants GUETTA and/or ITS A WONDERFUL WORLD, INC., and DOES

1-10, without Plaintiffs authorization, authorized Defendant GOOGLE , and DOES 1-

10, to use in an infringing manner the Infringing Backdrop to promote its service

Google Music.

34. Without Plaintiffs authorization, Defendant GOOGLE, and DOES 1-10, used,

in an infringing manner, the Infringing Backdrop to promote, among other things, its

service Google Music.

35. Defendant GOOGLE , and DOES 1-10, staged the announcement to the media

its launch of its new service called Google Music by displaying the Infringing

Backdrop to promote and advertise its new service. GOOGLE, and DOES 1-10, without

authorization from Plaintiff, held an invited commercial event that they had the right

and ability to supervise, wherein they invited, directed, requested and authorized others,

to photograph the Infringing Backdrop, for the purpose of reproducing the images.

GOOGLE, and DOES 1-10, knew and expected that said reproductions would

financially benefit GOOGLE , and DOES 1-10, which it did.

35. The above described acts constitute copyright infringement, including willful

copyright infringement, as set forth in 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq ., by infringing, among other



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things, Plaintiffs exclusive rights to reproduce, prepare derivative works, display,

distribute, and sell the Subject Images, and to authorize the same.

36. Plaintiff is informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that these infringing

photographs were published, displayed, distributed, reproduced, offered for sale and/or

sold for profit, including over the Internet at:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/mr-brainwashs-artwork-

ondisplay-during-the-launch-of-news-photo/133080808

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/google-engineering-

directorchris-yerga-speaks-at-the-the-news-photo/133066192

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/google-music-signage-

isdisplayed-at-the-the-launch-of-news-photo/133066736

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/google-digital-content-

strategyandroid-jamie-rosenberg-news-photo/133065949


of them are also liable for contributory copyright infringement because each Defendant



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had the right and ability to supervise the infringing conduct, and had an obvious and

direct financial interest in the infringing conduct.


of them are vicariously liable for copyright infringements because each Defendant

enjoys a direct financial benefit from the infringing activity and had the right and ability

to supervise the infringing activity.

39. As a result of Defendants acts of copyright infringement, Plaintiff is entitled to

an accounting of Defendants profits and/or Plaintiff's actual damages or statutory

damages under the Copyright Act.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for judgment as follows:

1. That Defendants, and each of them, and their respective agents and servants be

enjoined from infringing Plaintiffs copyright in any manner and that all Defendants

infringing works be turned over to Plaintiff.

2. That Plaintiff be awarded all profits of Defendants, and each of them, plus all

actual damages of Plaintiff, the exact sum to be proven at the time of trial, or, if elected

before final judgment, statutory damages, as available under the Copyright Act, 17

U.S.C. 101, et seq. ;

3. That Plaintiff be awarded its attorneys fees as available under the Copyright

Act, 17 U.S.C. 101, et seq. ;



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4. That Defendants, and each of them, account to Plaintiff for their profits and

any damages sustained by Plaintiff arising from the foregoing acts of infringement;

5. That Plaintiff be aw arded pre-judgment interest as allowed by law;

6. That Plaintiff be awarded the costs of this action; and

7. Such further legal and equitable reliefas the Court deems proper.

Dated: April 18, 2012 AW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G. TOWNSEND

THE LINDE LAW FIRM

DEMAND FOR JURY

Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury in this action pursuant to F.R.C.P. 38

and the Seventh Am endment of the C onstitution.

Dated: April 18, 2012 AW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE G. TOWNSEND

THE LINDE LAW FIRM

By:awrence wnsend

Douglas A. LindeErica L. A llenAttorneys For Plaintiff,THE ESTATE OF JAMES J. MARSHALL

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By:Lawrence G. TownsendDouglas A. LindeErica L. A llenAttorneys For Plaintiff,THE ESTATE OF JAMES J. MARSHALL



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(Seal of the C ourt)

DOUGLAS A. LINDE (SBN 217584)

THE LINDE LAW FIRM

9000 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1025

Los Angeles, California 90069

(310) 203 9333

(310) 203-9233 FAX

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE ESTATE OF JAMES J. MARSHALL,

PLAINTIFF(S)

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THIERRY GUETTA; IT'S A WONDERFUL

WORLD, INC., a California corporation; GOOGLE,

INC., a Delaware corporation, and DOES 1 through10,

DEFENDANT(S).

CASE NUMBER

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SUMMONS

TO: DEFENDANT(S):

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it), youmust serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached dcomplaint D mended complaint

counterclaim 0 cross-claim or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answeror motion must be served on the plaintiff's attorney, The Linde Law Firm whose address is9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1025, Los Angeles, CA90069 If you fail to do so,

judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must fileyour answer or motion with the court.

Clerk, U.S. District Court

APR 2 0 2012

Dated: y:

[Use 60 days if the def endant is the United States or a United S tates agency, or is an off icer or em ployee of the U nited States. A60 days by Rule 12(a)(3)].

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APR 2 0 2012Dated:

DOUGLAS A. LINDE (SBN 217584)

THE LINDE LAW FIRM

9000 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1025

Los Angeles, California 90069

(310) 203 9333

(310) 203-9233 FAX

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE ESTATE OF JAMES J. MARSHALL, ASE NUMBER

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LAINTIFF(S) V 12-3423THIERRY GUETTA; IT'S A WONDERFUL

WORLD, INC., a California corporation; GOOGLE,INC., a Delaware corporation, and DOES 1 through 10, U M M O N S

DEFENDANT(S).

TO: DEFENDANT(S):

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it), youmust serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached [ ' complaint El mended complaint

counterclaim U cross-claim or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answeror motion must be served on the plaintiffs attorney, The Linde Law Firm whose address is9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1025, Los Angeles, CA90069 If you fail to do so,

judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must fileyour answer or motion with the court.

Clerk, U.S. District Court

[Use 60 days if the defendant is the United States or a United States agency, or is an off icer or em ployee of the United States. A l60 days by Rule 12(a)(3)].

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I (a) PLAINTIFFS (Check box if you are representing yourself 0)THE ESTATE OF JAMES J . MARSHALL

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VII I( a ) . IDE NTICA L CA SES : Has t h i s a c t ion been p r ev ious ly f il ed i n th i s cou r t and d i smi s sed , r emanded o r c l o sed? i No 0 Ye sIf nies. l is t case numbe r(s):

VII I(b ) . RELAT ED CA SES : Have any ca se s bee n p r ev ious ly fi led i n t h i s cou r t t ha t a re r e l a t ed t o t he p r e sen t c a se? I "No 0 Ye sIf yes. lis t case num ber(s):

iv il cases a re deeme d re la ted i f a previous ly f iled ease and the p resent ease :(Check a l l boxes tha t apply) 0 A. A r ise f rom the sam e or c lose ly re la ted t ransac t ions , happenings , or events . o r

B. Call for determination of the same or substantially related or similar questions of law and fact or0 C . For other reason s w ould entail substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judge s; or0 D . Involve the sa me p a ten t , trademark or co pyr igh t , and one of the fac tors iden t if ied ab ove in a , b or c a l so i s p resen t .

IX. VENU E: (Wh en com ple t ing the fo l lowing informat ion , use a n add i tiona l shee t i f necessary. )

( a ) L i s t t he Co un ty, in th is Dis t r ic t : Cal ifornia Coun ty outs ide of th is D is t ric t . S ta te i f o ther than Cal i fornia ; or F ore ign Co untry, in which E ACH nam0 Ch eck he re i f t he gove rnm en t , it sa g e n c i e s o remployees is a named plaintiff .If ths box i s checkedgotoi tem(b).

Cou nt', in this District: * California County o utside of this Distr ict; State, i f other than California; or Fore

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h) Lis t the County in th is Dis t r ic t ; Cal i forn ia County o uts ide of th i s Dis t ric t ; S ta te i f o ther than C al iforn ia ; or Fore ign C ount ry, in which E AC H n am0 Che ck here i f the governme nt , it s agencies or employees i s a named defenda nt I f th is box i s checked, go to i tem c

C o u n ty in th is D is tric t:" C aliforn ia C ounty ou tsid e o f th is D is tric t; S ta te , if o ther than C aliforn ia ; o rT h i e r r y D u e t t e - L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t yI t' s A W o n d e r fu l Wo r ld , I n c .- L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y

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(c) Lis t the County in th is Dis t r ic t; Cal i fornia Cou nty outs ide of th is Dis t r ic t ; S ta te i f o ther than Cal i fornia ; or Fore ign Coun try, in w hich EA CH cNo te : I n l and cond emna t ion ca se s u se t he l oca t i on o f t he t r a c t o f l and i nvo lved .

Cou nty in this D istr ict :* alifornia Co unty outside o f this Distr ict ; State, i f other than C alifornia; or Fore

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" Los Ang e l e s , Orange , Sa n Be rna rd ino , R ive r s ide , Ven tu r a , San t a Ba rba ra , o r San Lu i s Ob i spo Cou n t ie sNote In land condemnation cases, use the location of the trnct of land involved

X S I G N AT U R E O F AT T O R N E Y ( O R P R O P E R )(1) oe April 18, 2012

Not ice to C ounse l /Par t ies : The CV-71 (JS-44) Civ il Cover S heet and the information conta ined here in ne i ther rep lace nor supp lement the f i ling anor other papers as requ ired by law. This form, approved b y theJudicial Conferen ce of the United States in Sep tember 1974, is required pursu ant to Lobut m used by the Clerk o f the Court for the purpose of stat istics, venue an d init iating the civil docket shee t . (For mo re detai led instructions, see sepa

Key to Statist ical codes relat ing to Social Security Case s-

Nature of Suit Code Abbreviation ubstant ive Sta tement of Cause of Act ion

86 I HIA All claims for health insurance benefits (Medicare) under Title 18, Part A. of the Social Security Act, as amended.Also, include c laims by hos pitals, skilled nursing fac il it ies, etc. , for cert if ication as pro viders of servprogram. (42 U.S .C. 1935FF(b))

862 L l l c la ims for "Black Lung" benef i t s under Ti t le 4 , Par t B, of the Fed era l Coal M ine Heal th and Safe

(30 U.S.C. 923)863 IW C l l claims fi led by insured workers for disabil i ty insurance benefits under Tit le 2 of the Social Securi

amended: plus all claims fi led for child 's insurance benefits based on disabil i ty. (42 U.S.C. 405(g))

86 3 MW l l c la ims f i led for w idows or w idowers insurance benef i ts base d on d isabi li ty und er Ti t le 2 of the SoAct , as am ended . (42 U.S .C. 405(g) )

86 4 S ID l l c la ims for supplemen ta l secur i ty income payments ba sedupon disabi l ity f i led under Ti t le 1 6 of the Socia l SeAct, as amended.

865 S I l l claims for retirement (old age) and survivors benefits under Tit le 2 of the Social Security Act, as aU.S.C. (g))

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU RTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF C ALIFORNIA

N O T I C E O F A S S IG N M E N T TO U N I T E D S TAT E S M A G I S T R AT E J U D G E F O R D I S C O V E RY

This case has been assigned to District Judge S. James Otero and the assigned dM agistrate Judge is Victor B. Kenton.

The case num ber on all docum ents filed w ith the Court should read as follows:

CV12- 3423 SJO (VBICx)

Pursuant to G eneral Order 05-07 o f the United States District Court for the CentralDistrict of California, the Ma gistrate Judg e has been d esignated to hea r discovery relatemotions.

All discovery related motions should be no ticed on the calendar of the M agistrate Judge

NOTICE TO COUNSEL

A copy of this notice m ust be served w ith the summ ons and c omplaint on all defendants (if a removal action isfiled, a copy of this notice must be served on all plaintiffs).

Subsequent docum ents must be fi led at the following location:

[X] Western Division312 N. Spring St, Rm. G-8Los Angeles, CA 90012

U Southern Division411 West Fourth St., Rm. 1-053Santa Ana, CA 92701-4516

U Eastern Division3470 Twelfth St., Rm. 134Riverside, CA 92501

Failure to file at the proper locationwill result in your documents being returned toyou.


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