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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
(US) LLC, and ROUND HILL
MUSIC LP
Plaintiffs,
v.
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. and
COXCOM, LLC
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:14-cv-1611(LOG/JFA)

BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC AND ROUND HILL MUSIC LP’S
MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and Local Rule 56, Plaintiffs BMG Rights
Management (US) LLC and Round Hill Music LP (the “Copyright Holders”) respectfully move
this Court for partial summary judgment as to (a) the validity and ownership of the copyrights at
issue and (b) Defendants’ (“Cox”) asserted safe harbor defense under the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512. Specifically, the Copyright Holders seek judgment
that:
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The copyrights set forth in Appendices A1-A102 to the attached R. Briggs
Declaration and Appendices A1-A5 of the attached N. Gillis Declaration are valid
copyrights that the Copyright Holders own.

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As a third-party to the assignments of the copyrights set forth in Appendices A1A102 to the attached R. Briggs Declaration and Appendices A1-A5 of the
attached N. Gillis Declaration, Cox cannot challenge the Copyright Holders’
ownership of those copyrights.

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Cox has not met the requirements for safe harbor under the DMCA, and thus Cox
cannot assert or claim their safe harbor defense (Defendants’ Answer, Affirmative

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and other Defenses ¶15) to the Copyright Holders’ vicarious and contributory
copyright infringement claims.
The grounds and authorities in support of this motion are set forth in the Copyright
Holders’ Memorandum in Support of Their Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and the
attached supporting declarations and exhibits.

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Jeremy D. Engle
Jeremy D. Engle (VSB No. 72919)
jengle@steptoe.com
Paul Gennari (VSB No. 46890)
pgennari@steptoe.com
STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP
1330 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: (202) 429-3000
Fax: (202) 429-3902
Walter D. Kelley, Jr. (VSB No. 21622)
HAUSFELD, LLP
1700 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 540-7157
Fax: (202) 540-7201
Of Counsel
Michael J. Allan (admitted pro hac vice)
William G. Pecau (admitted pro hac vice)
John M. Caracappa (admitted pro hac vice)
Roger E. Warin (admitted pro hac vice)
Jeffrey M. Theodore (admitted pro hac vice)
Stephanie L. Roberts (admitted pro hac vice)
STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: (202) 429-3000
Fax: (202) 429-3902
Michael O. Crain

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Crain Law Group, LLC
The Bottleworks
297 Prince Avenue, Suite 24
Athens, Georgia 30601
Tel. (706) 548-0970
Fax: (706) 369-8869
Counsel for Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on September 21, 2015, I electronically filed a true and correct copy
of the foregoing using the Court’s CM/ECF system, which then sent a notification of such filing
(NEF) to all counsel of record:
Craig C. Reilly (VSB No. 20942)
craig.reilly@ccreillylaw.com

/s/ Jeremy D. Engle
Jeremy D. Engle (VSB No. 72919)
jengle@steptoe.com
STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP
1330 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: (202) 429-3000
Fax: (202) 429-3902

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
(US) LLC, and ROUND HILL
MUSIC LP
Plaintiffs,
v.

COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. and
COXCOM, LLC
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:14-cv-1611(LOG/JFA)

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Having considered Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, filed September 21,
2015, and good cause appearing therefor, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED.

It is so ORDERED this _________ day of _______________, 2015.

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Liam O’Grady
United States District Judge