59.0 answer to amended complaint

8/12/2019 59.0 Answer to Amended Complaint

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT SEATTLE

ELF-MAN, LLC,Plaintiff

v.

ERIC CARIVEAU, an Individal,

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DEFENDANT*S ANSWER TO

PLAINTIFF+S FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT

UR TRIAL DEMANDED

D!f!ndant Sa/#n Wit! 01D!f!ndant23, 45 and t/#6 nd!/"i6n!d

n"!l, !/!45 an"7!/" Plaintiff ELF-MAN, LLC, 01Elf-Man23*" Ylaint

a6ain"t D!f!ndant a" f#ll#7":

INTRODUCTION

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JURISDICTION AND VENUE

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FACTS CO!!ON TO A"" C"AI!S

IP Addresses

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SECOND C"AI! FOR RE"IEF

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THIRD C"AI! FOR RE"IEF

Indi/!&t Inf/in6!8!nt #f C#95/i6t

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DA!A)ES

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Notice of Further C(aims

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SECOND DEFENSE

Ru(e *+,-.,/.0 Fed1 R1 Ci21 P1

D!f!ndant a/6!" tat Plaintiff a" fail!d t# "tat! a "ffi&i!nt fa&tal 4a"i" t#

n"titt! a &a"! #f a&ti#n #n an5 nt, and t!/!f#/! /!!"t a di"8i""al #f

Plaintiff*" C#89laint.

!&a"! Plaintiff i" na4l! t# d!8#n"t/at! t! D!f!ndant Xitt!d a

v#liti#nal a&t #f inf/in6!8!nt Plaintiff i" 7/#n6fll5 "in6 D!f!ndant.

Plaintiff i" na4l! t# 9/#v! tat t! all!6!d a&tiviti!" !v!n n"titt! an a&t #f

inf/in6!8!nt 4!&a"! it &ann#t 4! d!8#n"t/at!d 4a"!d #n t! !vid!n&! 9/#vid!d

tat an5 d!f!ndant 8ad! a Yl!t! _ #f t! 7#/; all!6!d 45 Plaintiff.

THIRD DEFENSE

De !inimis Non Curat "e&

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45 t! d#&t/in! #f de minimis non curat lex0t! la7 &a/!" n#t f#/ t/ifl!3 #/ de

minimis"!.

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minimusinf/in6!8!nt, and a" "&, t! &lai8 "#ld 4! 4a//!d.

FOURTH DEFENSE

Fai(ure to !itiate Damaes

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7i& D!f!ndant !B9/!""l5 d!ni!" t!/!f#/!, D!f!ndant /!!"t" di"8i""al #f

Plaintiff*" C#89laint 4!&a"! Plaintiff a" fail!d t# ta;! t! /!a"#na4l! and

n!&!""a/5 "t!9" t# 8iti6at! an5 da8a6!".

FIFTH DEFENSE

Innocent Infrinement

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an5 nd&t all!6!d 45 Plaintiff, if D!f!ndant i" f#nd lia4l! f#/ inf/in6in6

Plaintiff*" _/i6t!d 8at!/ial, "& inf/in6!8!nt 7a" inn#&!nt 4!&a"! #t!/

n;n#7n 9!/"#nn!l 8"t av! "!d !/ Int!/n!t nn!&ti#n 7it#t !/ ;n#7l!d6!

#/ n"!nt.

SI3TH DEFENSE

%arrin of Statutor$ Damaes and Attorne$4s Fees

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A8#n6"t #t!/ /i6t", t! Fift A8!nd8!nt /i6t t# d! 9/#&!"" 4a/" Plaintiff*"

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9/#9!/l5 !a/d 45 a /5 and an #/d!/ 6/antin6 t! f#ll#7in6 /!li!f:

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and di"8i""al #f Plaintiff*" C#89laint 7it 9/!di&! 45 ti" /t

. An a7a/d #f att#/n!5" f!!" a6ain"t Plaintiff nd!/ $) U.S.C. ('( f#/

4/in6in6 and 8aintainin6 ti" a&ti#n and

C. S& #t!/ /!li!f a" ti" C#/t 8a5 d!!8 "t and 9/#9!/.

UR TRIAL DEMANDED

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

T! nd!/"i6n!d att!"t" tat t! f#/!6#in6 d#&8!nt a" 4!!n "!/v!d #n all

9a/ti!" #f /!/d via t! C#/t*" ECF "!/vi&! "5"t!8 #n t! dat! indi&at!d 4!l#7.

DATED: O&t#4!/

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