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Case 1:12-cv-00327-LO-IDD Document 1 Filed 03/21/12 Page 1 of 25 PageID# 1

F''' '- ;_,.IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

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2. From September 2005 through January 2012, the Defendants operatedMegaUpload.com, a for-profit website that reproduced and distributed copies ofcopyrighted works on the Internet without the authorization of the owners of thosecopyrights.

3. Among the copyrighted works unlawfully distributed by the Defendants includedworks for which the Plaintiffs, Microhits, Inc. and Val com, Inc., own the copyrights.

4. Over the past five years, the Defendants have expanded their operations intorelated Internet businesses which are connected to and financially dependent upon

revenues derived from the infringement of copyrighted works on MegaUpload.com asinduced by the Defendants.

5. Defendants' inducement of the infringement of Plaintiffs' copyrighted works andother violations of law (described below) have been willful, repeated, and a part andparcel ofDefendants' business model.

PARTIES

6. Plaintiff Microhits, Inc. ("Microhits") owns federally registered copyrights onsound recordings featuring the musical performances of the legendary Billie Holiday, NatKing Cole, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, AI Martino, Donny Hathaway, Rod Stewart,Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, Junior Wells, Nina Simone, LouisArmstrong, Jerry Lee Lewis, Herbie Mann, and Bob James as well as such well-known

modern artists as Missy Elliott, Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Hudgens, Harry Connick, Jr.,Jane Monheit and new and emerging artists The Morganstems, Stazz, Sharief andLindsay Ray. Microhits worldwide catalog exceeds twenty-five thousand musical worksand sound recordings. As described below, musical works and sound recordings whose

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copyrights are owned by Microhits have been disseminated without Microhits'authorization on MegaUpload.com.

7. Plaintiff Valcom, Inc. ("Valcom") owns federally registered copyrights whichincludes feature films and television programs starring Denzel Washington, Bill Murray,Jackie Chan, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, JudyGarland, Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Roy Rogers, Richard Chamberlain, MartinLandau, January Jones, Ryan Seacrest and many others. The Valcom audio and videolibrary contains in excess of 6,000 works. As described below, works whose copyrights

are owned by Valcom have been disseminated without Valcom' s authorization onMegaUpload.com.

8. Defendant MegaUpload Limited is the registered owner of MegaUpload.com.MegaUpload Limited is a registered company in Hong Kong with a registry number of0835149. Upon information and belief, MegaUpload Limited has a number of bankaccounts in Hong Kong that have been used to facilitate Defendants ' operations and tofacilitate Defendants' enjoyment of their gains from infringement of copyrighted works.MegaUpload Limited's business model is predicated upon the unlawful dissemination ofcopyrighted works. Together with the other Defendants, MegaUpload Limited hasbenefited financially from the infringement of copyrighted works on the websiteMegaUpload.com. Defendant MegaUpload Limited is liable for the claims asserted.

9. Defendant Vestor Limited is a registered company in Hong Kong with a registrynumber of 0994358. Upon information and belief, Vestor was incorporated in HongKong on September 6, 2005. Upon information and belief, Vestor has a bank account inHong Kong that has been used to facilitate Defendants' operations and to facilitate

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Defendants' enjoyment of their gains from infringement of copyrighted works.Defendant Dotcom (aka Defendant Schmitz) is the sole director and shareholder ofVestor, which owns a majority share ofMegaUpload Limited. Defendant Vestor Limitedis liable for the claims asserted.

10. Kim Dotcom, aka Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor ("Schmitz"), is aresident of New Zealand and Hong Kong and dual citizen of Finland and Germany.Schmitz founded Vestor Limited and MegaUpload Limited. Until on or about August 14,2011, Schmitz served as the Chief Executive Officer of MegaUpload Limited. Schmitzemploys, either personally or through MegaUpload Limited or affiliated entities, morethan 30 people residing in nine countries to further the operations of MegaUploadLimited. Schmitz supervised the development of the MegaUpload.com website. Interalia, upon infonnation and belief, Schmitz negotiated contracts with advertisers andInternet Service Providers. Further, Schmitz administered the MegaUpload.com domainname. Upon information and belief, Schmitz has arranged millions of dollars inpayments for the computer servers utilized by MegaUpload.com, and has also distributedproceeds of Defendants' profits attributable to infringed copyrighted works to co-defendant Ortmann and other key personnel ofMegaUpload Limited and Vestor Limited.Schmitz is the sole shareholder of defendant Vestor Limited and owns 68% ofMegaUpload.com and MegaUpload Limited (through Vestor Limited). Schmitz hasobtained vast sums of money from his involvement in MegaUpload.com's operations,including more than $42 million in 2010 alone. Defendant Schmitz is liable for theclaims asserted.

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11. Defendant Mathias Ortmann is a citizen of Germany and a resident of both NewZealand and Hong Kong. Ortmann owns 25% ofMegaUpload Limited. Ortmann is theChief Technical Officer, co-founder, and a director of MegaUpload Limited. As thedirector and sole shareholder of a company called Netplus International Limited LLC,Ortmann effectively owns 25% of the shares of MegaUpload Limited. During all timeperiods pertinent to this case, Ortmann oversaw software programmers that developedMegaUpload.com, and has been responsible for handling technical issues with InternetService Providers on behalf of MegaUpload.com. Ortmann's particular areas ofresponsibility include setting up new servers, sending and responding to equipmentservice requests, and solving problems involving connectivity to MegaUpload.com.Upon infonnation and belief, Ortmann also had authority to distribute funds from one ofthe main financial accounts into which MegaUpload Limited and Vestor Limited fundswere caused to be deposited (with Deutsche Bank AG). Ortmann has obtained vast sumsof money from his involvement in MegaUpload.com's operations, including more than$9 million in calendar year 2010 alone. Defendant Ortmann is liable for the claimsasserted.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE12. This action arises under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq. This

Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U S .C. 1331, 28U.S.C. 1338(a) and (b), and principles ofsupplemental jurisdiction.

13. Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1391 (b)(2), (c),and 28 U.S.C. 1400(a).

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14. Personal jurisdiction is proper because, to effectuate the civil violationsdescribed in this Complaint, the Defendants have availed themselves extensively ofresources located within the United States and specifically within this District:

a. Carpathia Hosting is an Internet hosting provider headquartered in Dulles,Virginia. Carpathia Hosting has continuously provided the Defendantswith leased computers, Internet hosting, and support services during timeperiods pertinent to this Complaint, and through January 2012. CarpathiaHosting has access to datacenters in Ashburn, Virginia; Harrisonburg,Virginia; Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and Toronto,Canada. Upon information and belief, the Defendants lease approximately25,000 terabytes ofdata storage from Carpathia to store content associatedwith the MegaUpload. com website. More than 1 000 computer servers inNorth America are owned and operated by Carpathia Hosting for thebenefit ofDefendants; more than 525 such servers are currently located inAshburn, Virginia.

b. The Defendants make use of the services of Leaseweb, an Internet hostingprovider headquartered in the Netherlands. Leaseweb provides theDefendants with leased computers, Internet hosting, and support servicesas of the date of this Indictment. Leaseweb has eight datacenters in theNetherlands, Belgium, Germany, and the United States, including in thisDistrict. Leaseweb owns and hosts more than 630 computer servers for thebenefit of Defendants, and the Defendants caused to be purchased anadditional sixty servers hosted by Leaseweb in October 2011.

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c. Cogent Communications ("Cogent") is a multinational Internet hostingand bandwidth provider that is headquartered in Washington, D.C., withoffices and facilities in the Eastern District of Virginia. Cogent hasprovided the Defendants with leased computers, Internet bandwidth,hosting, and support services. Cogent owns and operates 43 datacentersworldwide. As of January 2012, the Defendants leased approximatelythirty-six computer servers in Washington, D.C. and France from Cogentthat have been used for MegaUpload.com.

d. PayPal, Inc. ("PayPal") is a U.S.-based e-commerce business. TheDefendants have utilized a Pay Pal account to receive payments from usersin the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere for premiumsubscriptions to the MegaUpload.com site. These subscriptions vary from$9.99 for monthly subscriptions, $59.99 for yearly subscriptions, and $200to $260 for lifetime subscriptions. Upon information and belief, theDefendants have used the same PayPal account to pay Carpathia Hostingin the United States and Leaseweb, as well as other operating expenses ofMegaUpload.com. Upon information and belief, the Defendants havereceived deposits to their Paypal account in excess of $110,000,000 fromsubscribers and other sources from on or about November 25, 2006through roughly July 2011 .

FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS15 . The enforcement of copyright law and the proliferation of online copyright

infringement are public policy priorities and concerns, respectively, of both Congress and

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the Executive Branch. In a recent White Paper on Intellectual Property EnforcementLegislative Recommendations, the Obama administration notes that "[p iracy andcounterfeiting in the online environment are significant concerns for the Administration.They cause economic harm and threaten the health and safety ofAmerican consumers. . .We are aware that members ofCongress share our goal of reducing online infringementand are considering measures to increase law enforcement authority to combat websitesthat are used to distribute or provide access to infringing products." Seehttp://www.whitehouse.gov/sitesldefault/files/ip white paper.pdf (March 2011 ).

16. The Defendants, through the registered owner (Defendant MegaUpload Limited)have operated the website MegaUpload.com ("MegaUpload"), which was availableduring all time periods pertinent to this case both throughout the United States and theworld.

17 . MegaUpload and its users upload copyrighted and trademarked intellectualproperty (movies, songs, software, pictures, etc.) to its computer servers. After a file isuploaded, MegaUpload.com provides to its users a unique Uniform Resource Locator("URL") which allows its users to view or download the file from the website. TheURL's are disseminated throughout the internet by MegaUpload and its users, whichenable anyone with the URL to access, copy, and download the intellectual property fromMegaUpload's servers. In order to view, copy, or download such files fromMegaUpload.com without waiting, the customer must purchase a membership fee, for aslittle as $9.99 per month. MegaUpload.com stores hundreds of thousands of piratedmovies, songs, software, and images on its servers. Through the MegaUpload.com site,the Defendants knowingly facilitate the reproduction and distribution of pirated materials

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to hundreds of thousands of consumers. Upon infonnation and belief, MegaUpload.comhas provided payouts to affiliates that catalog the URLs for all media available onMegaUpload.com.

18. Prior to being taken off-line by the United States Department ofJustice in January2012, MegaUpload.com was one of the most popular websites on the Internet, with sitetraffic reported as 45 million unique visitors per day.

19. MegaUpload encourages, and in some cases, pays its users to upload vast amountsof popular copyrighted content through its Rewards Programs. MegaUploaddisseminated infonnation about this program at the uriwww.MegaUpload.com/?c=rewards. MegaUpload.com states with regard to its RewardsProgram, 'The more downloads your files get, the more you can earn through ourMegaUpload Rewards program." ''Every qualifying download of one of your files willearn you a reward point. When you have reached a certain number of points, you canredeem them for premium status or even cash." 'There is no limit! And even better: Themore downloads your files get, the more you can earn through our MegaUpload Rewardsprogram." Mega Upload offers $10,000 USD for 5,000,000 reward points .

20. At no time have any of the Defendants paid, or caused to be paid, any monies toPlaintiffs for the use or distribution of Plaintiffs' copyrighted works onMegaUpload. com.

21. The Defendants additionally profit from copyright infringement on their site byforcing users to watch advertisements prior to the play of copyrighted works onMegaUpload.com. MegaUpload Limited and Vestor Limited receive revenues fromthese advertisements.

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22. MegaUpload disseminates URLs that provide access to copyrighted media.During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012, inclusive, theDefendants maintained the uri www.MegaUpload.com/?d=t2ypc1rj. When inputted by auser into his or her Internet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title, "TheVery Best of Nat King Cole." Such webpage was used to disseminate unauthorizedcopies of copyrighted works by Nat King Cole, including those to which PlaintiffMicrohits holds copyright ownership.

23. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the following uris that were used to disseminatecopies of copyrighted works by Donny Hathaway, including those to which PlaintiffMicrohits holds copyright ownership:

a. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ugdl..dl (when inputted by a user intohis or her Internet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title,"Donny Hathaway-- 1995.").

b. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=czii..mi (when inputted by a user into hi sor her Internet browser, this url produced a web page with the title,"Donny Hathaway- 1994 --Live.").

c. http://www.megaupioad.com/?d=sogv .sa (when inputted by a user intohis or her Internet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title,"Donny Hathaway- 1993" ).

d. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=enw8 .h9 (when inputted by a user intohis or her Internet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title,"Donny Hathaway - live 1971 ").

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e. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7bw5..7s (when inputted by a user intohis or her Internet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title,"Donny Hathaway- 1990,.).

f. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=rbuc .yf (when inputted by a user into hisor her Internet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title,"Donny Hathaway - 1996").

24. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uris http://www.megaupload.com/?d=cud9 .82

and http://www.megaupload.com/?d=dull..99. Upon information and belief, suchwebpages were used to disseminate unauthorized copies of copyrighted works byChristina Aguilera, including those to which Plaintiff Microhits holds copyrightownership.

25. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uri http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Olrg .dj.When inputted by a user into his or her Internet browser, this url produced a web pagewith the title, "Boys Don't Cry- I Wanna Be A Cowboy." Such webpage was used todisseminate unauthorized copies ofa copyrighted work to which Plaintiff Microhits holdscopyright ownership.

26. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,

inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uri www.megaupload.com/?d=OCKVN7H6.When inputted by a user into his or her Internet browser, this url produced a web pagewith the title, yoUNG MC (Stone Cold Ryhmin')." Such webpage was used to

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disseminate unauthorized copies ofa copyrighted work to which Plaintiff Microhits holdscopyright ownership.

27. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the urihttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=BIBOHXC8 NWHOT80sV1 .part2.rar. When inputtedby a user into his or her Internet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title,"Felony I The Fanatic." Such webpage was used to disseminate unauthorized copies of acopyrighted work to which PlaintiffMicrohits holds copyright ownership.

28. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the urihttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=3HG2B9MO. Upon infonnation and belief, suchwebpages were used to disseminate unauthorized copies ofa copyrighted work by RonnieHudson ("West Coast Poplock," contained on the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas OSTvideo game), to which PlaintiffMicronits holds copyright ownership.

29. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the urihttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=LATMNRE5. Upon infonnation and belief, suchwebpages were used to disseminate unauthorized copies of copyrighted works by HilaryDuff ("Mr. James Dean" and "The Last Song"), to which Plaintiff Microhits holdscopyright ownership.

30. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the urihttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=ISHW06G2. When inputted by a user into his or her

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Internet browser, this url produced a web page with the title, " Plain Gold Ring" - NinaSimone." Such webpage was used to disseminate unauthorized copies of a copyrightedwork to which PlaintiffMicrohits holds copyright ownership.

3 J. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uri http://www.megaupload.com/?d=cxmv .qd.When inputted by a user into his or her Internet browser, this url produced a web pagewith the title, '"The Honeydripper." Such webpage was used to disseminate unauthorizedcopies of a copyrighted work by Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra to

which PlaintiffValcom holds copyright ownership.32. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,

inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uri http: //www.megaupload.com/?d=l62q .kl.Upon information and belief, such webpages were used to disseminate unauthorizedcopies of copyrighted works by Mose Allison (Best of Mose Allison and/or "I've Got ARight to Cry") to which PlaintiffValcom holds copyright ownership.

33. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the urihttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=UAG68MAZ. When inputted by a user into his or herInternet browser, this uri produced a web page with the title, "The Christmas."Similarly, during time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012 ,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the urihttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=S95GJCRM. When inputted by a user into his or herInternet browser, this url produced a web page with the title, "Harry For the Holidays -Harry Connick, Jr. Such webpages were used to disseminate unauthorized copies of a

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copyrighted work by Harry Connick Jr. to which Plaintiff Microhits holds copyrightownership.

34. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uris http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7916 .e0and http://www.megaupload.com/?d=o5ny .oy. Such webpages were used to disseminateunauthorized copies of "Drive" by Vanessa Hudgens, to which Plaintiff Microhits holdscopyright ownership.

35. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendantshttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=SDRKRRAZ

maintained the urisand

www.megaupload.com/?d=JCK96ENC. Upon information and belief, such webpageswere used to disseminate unauthorized copies of works by Roaring Lion to whichPlaintiffMicrohits holds copyright ownership.

36. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the url http://www.megaupload.com/?d=tyzc .de.Such webpage was used to disseminate unauthorized copies of the motion picture "AliceSweet Alice" to which PlaintiffValcom holds copyright ownership.

37. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uri http: //www.megaupload.com/?d=52g6 .6a.Such webpage was used to disseminate unauthorized copies of the motion picture"Beyond Obsession" to which PlaintiffValcom holds copyright ownership.

38. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uri http://www.megaupload.com/?d=vayu .rp.

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Such webpage was used to disseminate unauthorized copies of the motion picture "TheCold Room" to which PlaintiffValcom holds copyright ownership.

39. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uris http://www.megaupload.com/?d=f0du .n7and http://www.megaupload.com/?d=eulg .2i. Such webpages were used to disseminateunauthorized copies of the motion picture "Julius Caesar" to which Plaintiff Valcomholds copyright ownership.

40. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,

inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uris http://www.megaupload.com/?d=n8a5 .3yand http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7tvi..pl. Such webpages were used to disseminateunauthorized copies of the motion picture "Dead Before Dawn" to which PlaintiffValcom holds copyright ownership.

41. During time periods pertinent to this case and through January 19, 2012,inclusive, the Defendants maintained the uris http://www .megaupload.com/?d=llqv .http://www megaupload.com/?d=Sjsx .vi, http://www megaupload.coml?d=eh I 0 4h,http://www.megaupload.com/?d= I y6o .dt, http://www megaupload.com/?d=sm1 .3r,http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ur7n .go, andhttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=zdkv .7h. Such webpages were used to disseminateunauthorized copies of the motion picture "Gangland" to which Plaintiff Valcom holds

copyright ownership.42. The Defendants' inducement of copyright infringement was knowing. On or

about July 9, 2008, Bram Van der Kolk, who is a resident of both the Netherlands andNew Zealand and whose title is "Programmer-in-Charge" with respect to Defendant

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MegaUpload Limited, sent an e-mail to a third party entitled "funny chat-log." In thee-mail, Van Der Kolk copied the text of a previous online conversation between himselfand Defendant Ortmann, in which VanDerKolk had stated, "we have a fuMy business ..modem days pirates:)[.]" Ortmann responded:

"we're not pirates, we're just providing shipping services to pirates:)".

43. The typed symbols":}", as used in Ortmann's correspondence to VanderKolk,are commonly understood to signify a "smiley face."

44. On or about July 8, 2010, Defendant Schmitz sent an e-mail to DefendantOrtmann and Sven Echtemach, who was the Head of Business Development forMegamedia Limited (the parent company ofseveral entities affiliated with Mega Upload).The email was entitled "attention." The e-mail contained a link to a news article entitled"Pirate Bay1 and MegaUpload Escape Domain Seizure by US." The article discussedhow, "[a]s part of an initiative to crack down on Internet piracy and counterfeiting, theU[.]S[.] Government recently took action against sites making available movies and TVshows." ln the e-mail, Schmitz stated, "this is a serious threat to our business. Pleaselook into this and see how we can protect ourselfs." Schmitz also asked, "Should wemove our domain to another country (canada or even HK?)" Echtemach responded, " In

1 Four of the proprietors of the Pirate Bay website (www.piratebay.se) were found guiltyby a Swedish court of assistance to copyright infringement on April 17, 2009 andsentenced to one year in prison and payment of a fine ofapproximately $4.2 million. SeeEric Pfanner, Four Convicted in Pirate Bay File-Sharing Trial (Apr. 18, 2009), availableat http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/businesslglobal/18pirate.html.16


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case domains are being seized from the registrar, it would be safer to choose a non-USregistrar."

45. Defendant Schmitz has flaunted the illegality of MegaUpload.com's businessmethods. On April 21, 2010, Defendant Dotcom sent an email correspondence toneighbors ofhis new residence in Coatesville, New Zealand. Schmitz stated:

Dear Neighborhood-watchAs you all know I recently moved into the Neighborhood and I ama former hacker. Weill was just hacking into a local mail serverand guess what I found.First ofall let me assure you that having a criminal Neighbor likeme comes with benefits.1. Our newly opened local money laundering facility can help youwith your tax fraud optimization.2. Our network of nternational insiders can provide you withvaluable stock tips.3. My close personal relations with other (far worse) criminals canhelp you whenever you have to deal with a nasty Neighbor.In all seriousness: My wife, two kids and myself love New Zealandand "We come in peace". 15 years ago I was a hacker and I 0 yearsago I was convicted for insider trading. Hardly the kind ofcrimesyou need to start a witch hunt for. Since then I have been a goodboy, my criminal records have been cleared, and I created asuccessful Internet company that employs I 00+ people. All themedia has to report are old news. Why? Because I have chosen toavoid the media. Just look what the media did to thisNeighborhood. Scary.Now you can make a choice:I: Call Interpol, the CIA, and the Queen ofEngland and try to getme on the next plane out ofNew Zealand.2: Sit back, relax and give me a chance to do good for NewZealand and possibly the Neighborhood.

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Ifyou feel like it come over for coffee sometimes. And don' tforget to bring the cocaine (joke).All the best,KimP.S. I did not park my Rolls Royce at the Zoo. I don 't even likeZoo's. Too many small minded monkeys there.

Schmitz has owned or leased automobiles with the vanity license plates "HACKER,""GOD," " MAFIA," BAD," "EVIL," and "GUlLTY."

46. On January 5, 2012, each of the Defendants to this action were indicted by theUnited States in this District for conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy tocommit copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and criminalcopyright infringement. See United States v. Kim Dotcom, eta/., 12cr03 (E.D. Va.).

47. Plaintiff Microhits is the owner of registered copyrights on each of the worksdepicted on Exhibit A. Upon infonnation and belief, as set forth with respect tonumerous of these works above, and subject to discovery, many of these works have been

disseminated on MegaUpload.com on dates immediately preceding January 19,2012, andwere available for downloading by users of MegaUpload.com as of January 19, 2012(i.e., the date the site was shuttered by the U.S. Department of Justice). For example,even as of the date of the filing of this Complaint, searches on the Google search enginereflect that the url www.MegaUpload.com/?d=f2ypc1rj is associated with the content,"The Very BestofNat King Cole."

48. Plaintiff Valcom is the owner of registered copyrights on each of the worksdepicted on Exhibit B (which such list is a non-exhaustive list). Upon infonnation andbelief, as set forth with respect to numerous of these works above, and subject todiscovery, many of these works have been disseminated on MegaUpload.com on dates

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immediately preceding January 19, 2012, and were available for downloading by users ofMegaUpload.com as of January 19, 2012 (i.e., the date the site was shuttered by the U.S.DepartmentofJustice).

49. The knowledge of Defendants Schmitz and Ortmann are to be imputed toDefendant MegaUpload Limited. Similarly, the knowledge of Defendant Schmitz is tobe imputed to Defendant Vestor Limited. MegaUpload Limited is responsible for theacts ofSchmitz and Ortmann described herein. Vestor Limited is responsible for the actsofSchmitz described herein.

COUNT I: INDUCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

50. Plaintiffs repeat, reallege and incorporate herein by reference each and everyallegation contained in paragraphs 1 through 49 above.

5I . Individuals using MegaUpload.com have directly infringed and are directlyinfringing Plaintiffs' copyrights on a daily basis by, for example, creating unauthorizedreproductions of Plaintiffs' copyrighted sound recordings and programming and motionpictures and distributing copies of such works to the public in violation of Plaintiffs'exclusive rights under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 106, 501. The scope ofinfringement is massive, encompassing numerous of Plaintiffs' works (including withoutlimitation those identified above) and numerous separate infringing acts.

52. Defendants are liable for inducing the copyright infringement of MegaUploadusers. Defendants knowingly and intentionally designed, promoted, and marketedMegaUpload for the unauthorized copying and transmission of copyrighted soundrecordings and programming and motion pictures, thereby actively facilitating,

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encouraging and enticing MegaUpload users to engage in the infringement. Indeed,Defendants intend to bring about such infringements.

53. Defendants have induced and continue to induce infringement by, for example,aiming to satisfy a known source of demand for copyright infringement, including themarket comprising users of other infringing services that were shut down, such asNapster, Grokster, Limewire, and Kazaa.

54. Defendants further have induced and continue to induce infringement by, forexample, failing to block or diminish access to infringing material using MegaUpload,

even though there are technological means to do so - means that are known toDefendants, and some ofwhich have already been employed successfully by Defendants'competitors that operate legally.

55 . Defendants further have induced and continue to induce infringement by, forexample, building and maintaining a business model to profit directly from a high volumeof infringing use, including the MegaUpload Rewards program designed specifically tofacilitate high volumes of infringement, and the draw of which is the millions ofinfiinging files placed on the network by Mega Upload users.

56. Each violation of each Plaintiffs' rights in and to each copyrighted soundrecording and musical composition and programming and motion pictures constitutes aseparate and distinct act of copyright infringement.

57. Through the conduct described above, Defendants are liable for inducing theinfringement described herein.

58. Defendants' infringement is and has been willful, intentional, purposeful, and indisregard of the rights of Plaintiffs, and has caused substantial damage to Plaintiffs.

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59. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants' infringement, Plaintiffs areentitled to statutory damages pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 504(c), in no event less than$30,000 per infringement and up to $150,000 per infringement should the Court find anyinfringement to be willful or intentional.

60. As an alternative to statutory damages (and for infringed works that do not qualifyfor statutory damages, if any), Plaintiffs at their election prior to judgment are entitled torecover their .. actual damages and any additional profits of the [Defendants]" attributableto the infringement. 17 U.S.C. 504(a)-(b).

61. Plaintiffs are entitled to their costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, pursuantto 17 U.S.C. 505.

COUNT II: CONTRIBUTORY COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT62. Plaintiffs repeat, reallege and incorporate herein by reference each and every

allegation contained in paragraphs 1 through 61 above.63. Individuals using MegaUpload.com have directly infringed and are directly

infringing Plaintiffs' copyrights on a daily basis by, for example, creatingunauthorized reproductions of Plaintiffs' copyrighted sound recordings and musicalcompositions and programming and motion pictures, and distributing copies of thesame to the public in violation of Plaintiffs' exclusive rights under the Copyright Act,17 U.S.C. 106, 501. The scope of infringement is massive, encompassingnumerous


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infringement that has occurred and continues to occur through MegaUpload, andDefendants have caused, enabled, facilitated, and materially contributed to thatinfringement.constructive.

Defendants' knowledge of infringement is both actual and

65. Defendants have caused, enabled, facilitated, and materially contributed to theinfringement complained of herein. Defendants have, in addition to the actionsabove, provided the tools, support, and instruction for the infringement viaMegaUpload; directly and indirectly promoted the infringement via MegaUpload andintentionally built a business model to profit directly from it; and refused to exercisetheir ability to stop the infringement on MegaUpload.

66. Each violation of each Plaintifrs rights in and to each copyrighted soundrecording and programming and motion picture constitutes a separate and distinct actof copyright infringement.

67. Through the conduct described above, Defendants are contributorily liable forthe infringement described herein.

68. Defendants' infringement is and has been willful, intentional, purposeful, andin disregard of the rights ofPlaintiffs, and has caused substantial damage to Plaintiffs.

69. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants' infringement, Plaintiffs areentitled to the maximum statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. 504(c), in the amountof $150,000 with respect to each timely-registered work that was infringed. Theidentities of additional infiinged works (apart from those set forth above), and the totalnumber of infringed works will be determined during discovery, and the pleadingsadjusted accordingly.

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70. As an alternative to statutory damages (and for infringed works that do not qualifyfor statutory damages, if any), Plaintiffs at their election prior to judgment are entitled torecover their "actual damages and any additional profits of he [Defendants]" attributableto the infringement. 17 U.S.C. 504(a)-(b).

71. Plaintiffs are entitled to their costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, pursuantto 17 U.S.C. 505.

COUNT III: UNFAIR COMPETITION72. Plaintiffs repeat, reallege and incorporate herein by reference each and every

allegation contained in paragraphs 1 through 66 above.73. Numerous of the works at issue in this case ("the Pre-1972 Works") were created

prior to February 15 , 1972, such as those by artists professionally known as RoaringLion, Sticks McGhee, Wingy Manone, The Platters, The Flares, The Zeniths, Tina Turner& Ike Turner, Ballin jack, and others.

74. Plaintiffs possess exclusive ownership interest in and to the Pre-1}72 Works, andthose ownership interests are protected under Virginia state law.

75. Plaintiffs are engaged in the business of selling and distributing the Pre-1972Works.

76. Through the conduct described above, Defendants are violating Plaintiffs' rightsin the Pre-1972 Works, and are guilty of unfair competition under the common law of the

state of Virginia. By the foregoing acts, Defendants are unfairly competing withPlaintiffs' use, sale, distribution and exploitation of the Pre-1972 Works, and otherwisetaking advantage of and undermining Plaintiff's substantial creative and financial

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investment therein, and unfairly misappropriating Plaintit f rights to the Pre-1972Worksfor Defendants' own commercial benefit.

77. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants' willful, wanton and recklessengagement in unfair competition, Plaintiffs have been damaged, and Defendantshave been unjustly e n r i c h e d ~ in an amount to be proved at trial for which damagesand/or restitution and disgorgement are appropriate. Plaintiff is additionally entitled topunitive damages. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants' conduct, thePlaintiff is further entitled to recover all proceeds and other compensation received orto be received by Defendants arising from Defendants' infringements of the Pre-1972Works.

78. Defendants' conduct has caused, and unless enjoined by this Court, willcontinue to cause Plaintiffs irreparable injury that cannot be fully compensated ormeasured in money damages. Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law and is

entitled to injunctive relief prohibiting Defendants from further violating Plaintiff'srights in the Pre-1972 Works.

79. As to Count III, Plaintiffs further request compensatory damages and/ordisgorgement and punitive damages in such amount as may be found or established attrial, arising from Defendants' willful and wanton violations ofstate law.

JURY DEMANDPlaintiffs hereby demand a trial by jury.

Respectfully submitted,

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March 21, 2012

2 - ~ ~ ~ . , Thomas M. Dunlap, Esq.Virginia BarNo. 44016W. Clifton Holmes, Esq.Virginia Bar No. 78157David Ludwig, Esq.Virginia Bar No. 73157199 Liberty St, SWLeesburg, VA 20175(703) 777-7319 (t )(703) 777-3656 (f)[email protected]@[email protected]

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Case 1:12-cv-00327-LO-IDD Document 1-1 Filed 03/21/12 Page 1 of 1 PageID# 26

DUNLAP I GRUBB RECeiVEDWEAVERATTORNEYS & CONSULTANTS

Clerk ofCourt

ZOll I ~ A R 21 P 4: 10March 21, ?1ll2Ru U.""C[E ' ' :) 01, fH!CT COURT

ALE'XAHORIA. VIRGIHJADistrict Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaAlbert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse401 Courthouse SquareAlexandria, VA 22314

RE: Microhits. Inc., eta/. v. i\ilegaUp/oad Limited. et al.Dear Mr. Gallindo:

Please find enclosed-

WWW .DGLEGAL.COM

I) Plaintiffs' Complaint, Civil Cover Sheet, and filing fcc check ($350) in theabove-noted matter;2) Plaintiffs' Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action or AppealRegarding a Copyright;3) Summonses for Defendants MegaUpload Limited, Vcstor Limited, and KimDotcom, aka Kim Schmitz.We respectfully request that executed copies of the enclosed summonses bereturned using the enclosed Federal Express envelope to the undersigned's attention atyour earliest convenience. We sincerely appreciate it. Please do not hesitate to contactthe undersigned with respect to this matter.

Sincerely,

Thomas M. Dunlap, Esq.W. Clifton Holmes, Esq.David Ludwig, Esq.Counsel for Pia inti ITs

TYSON'S CORNER I WASHINGTON DC I LEESBURG I BETHESDA


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CIVIL COVER SHEETThe: JS44 civil cover sheetand the i n f o r m a ~ i o n contained herein neither replace nor supplement thefiling and serviceofpleadingsor other p a ~ as required by law, except asprovideby local rulesofcoun. This fonn. approvedby the Judic:ial C o n f e m ~ c e of he United Si4tes i n ~ 1974, is requ1red for the useof heClerk of Court for thepurpose:of nitiatinthe c:ivil doc:kct sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONSON HE RVEJlSE OFTHE fORM.)I. (a ) PLAINTIFFS

Microhits Inc., Valcom, Inc.DEFENDANTSMegaUpload limited, Vestor, limited, Kim Dotcom (aka KimSchmitz), Mathias Ortmann

(b) County ofResidence offint liJicd Plaintiff los Angeles (CA)(EXCEPT IN US. PUJNTlF'F CASES)

Countyof Residence ofFirst Lisl.cd Defendant , ; . . H . : . . : : o : . : . n : . ; ; g ~ . . ; K ~ o ; . ; n . : . ~ g - . . ___(IN US . PLAINTlF'F CASES ONLY)

NOTE : IS LAND CONDEMNATlON CASES, USE TiiE LOC ATtON OF TllELAND INVOLVED.(C) Attorney's (firm NIIIIIC. Acldn:sa.llld Telqlhol1c Nwabcr) Auomeys ( If K.D0W11)

W. Clifton Holmes, Dunlap, Grubb &Weaver PLLC, 199libertySt.SW Leesbu VA20175 703-m-7319I I. BASIS OF JURISDICTION


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EXHIBIT A


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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com - Microhits Song/Recording List Part 1.T'tle wters o Ri2 . el!. Release22no Century Boy Brian Chatton I PA -411-051 Profile- PRO- 1219- 1986/Nick Richards Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105

Alleluias David Norland I PA 996 605 SolarTwins- 'Solar Twins' -Joanna Stevens 9/2111999/ Maverick/WB

Are You Livin' Old Irene Higginbotham EU 306984 The Lady is a Tramp. Divas ofMan? Abner Silver Swing and Jazz. GraffittiEvans Records 102065.June Christy/Stan KentonOrchestra. Somewhere there'sMusic. Jasmine 366Stan Kenton & His Orchestra.1940-1944. Classics 848.Stan Kenton. 1945. Classics898.Stan Kenton. Artistry inKenton Vol. 1-3. Storyville2042081Stan Kenton. Artistry ofStanKenton. Memoir 523Stan Kenton. CompleteCapitol Recording Studiorecordings ofStan Kenton1943-1947 Blue Note 21389/Mosaic 7-163

Astral Hymn David Norland I PA 996 605 SolarTwins- 'SolarTwins'-Joanna Stevens 9/21/1999 I Maverick/WB

Back DoorWolf Ralph Bass EU 456-990 Howlin' Wolf- "The BackDoorWolf'. 1973.(Chess!Uni).

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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com-Microhits Song/Recording List Part 1.Ttle w ters O i Rag. e2. R leaseBetter Life David Norland I PA 996 605 SolarTwins- 'SolarTwins'-Joanna Stevens 9121119991 Maverick/WBBlues For Tanya Joseph Liggins EU 300011 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty #117006

Blues in My Heart and Granville H. EP 72524 Sticks McGheeTears in my Eyes McGhee New York BluesOrig Rel. Feb. 1996Sticks McGhee & His Spo-Dee-0-DeeBuddies-King/Ace UK - 1994Bob Is My Guy Joseph Liggins I EU 241491 Joe Liggins- Drippers BoogieDoris Akers Vol2- 1992- Specialty#7025

Boogie Woogie Lou Joseph Liggins EU269131 Joe Liggins- Drippers BoogieVol2- 1992- Specialty#7025

Bouncin In Rhythm Joseph Manone EP 50451 Adrian Rollini -Tap RootIrving Mills Swing - Living Era- 5424BoxCar Blues Joseph Manone EU 77050 Classic Capitol Jazz SessionsMosaic MD12-170 Feb, 1997

Cadillac Boogie Joseph Liggins EU 149866 Jimmy Liggins- BluesMasters 5 - Rhino 71125Hipsters, Zoots& WingtipsVol. 2 - Hip-0 IUMG 40130Jimmy Liggins and his Dropsof Joy - Specialty #7026Jump Jive and Swing- Rhino75666

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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.T"tl e w ' ters o R"2 e2. R leaseCities on Fire Brian PA-411-051 Profile - PRO- 1219- 1986/Chatton/ Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCDNick 105Richards/

NicoRamsdenI JeffSeopardiCrying Over You Joseph Liggins I EU 275522 Joe Liggins - Drippers BoogieMaggie Hathaway Vol 2 - 1992 - Specialty#7025

Cybersadhu David Norland I PA 996 605 Solar Twins - 'Solar Twins' -Joanna Stevens 9/21 /1999 I Maverick/WB

Daddy on my mind Joseph Liggins EU 222618 Joe Liggins- Drippers BoogieVo12- 1992- Specialty#7025

Dealin' From The Granville 'Sticks' EP 74955 Sticks McGhee I John LeeBottom McGhee Hooker-Highway ofBlues -King #1520Sticks McGhee - ' New YorkBlues'- Ace Records Ltd.#502Do You Love Me Joseph Liggins EU 352483 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &Pretty Baby? The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty #117006

Do You Wanna Ride? Anthony Harris I PA 786-158 Adina Howard - 'Do YouDonald De Grate I Wanna Ride?' - ElektraRon Harris I #61757Michael Little IDarrvl PearsonDripper's Boogie Joseph Liggins EU 275524 Joe Liggins - Drippers BoogieVol2- 1992- Specialty#7025



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com - Microhits Song/Recording List Part 1.T"tle wters o Rte . ee. R leaseDrum Stomp Irene Higginbotham EP 405378 A Jazz Hour with LionelHampton. Jivin' the VibesJHR 73537Anthology of Jazz Drumming.

Volume 3 Feb. 1936-Nov.1937 MJCD 806Lionel Hampton & HisOrchestra. Jivin' the Vibes.Lejazz 1

Earthbound David Norland I PA 996 605 Solar Twins- 'Solar Twins' -Joanna Stevens 9121/1999 I MaverickiWB

EscalatorofLife Robert Hazard PA 140-421 VA -Hardest Hits CollectionVolume 4. SPG 004.VA- Trip Back to the 80's.UBL 26491VA- Just Can't Get EnoughVol. 8. Rhino 71701VA- Heart it on the Radio, FMHits Vol. 1. Renaissance 501VA- Hardest Hits Collection.SPG 006.

Everybody's Down On Joseph Liggins EU 328329 Joe Liggins - Drippers BoogieMe Vol 2 - 1992 - Specialty#7025

Frankie Lee Joseph Liggins EU 223316 Joe Liggins -Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006

Freight Train Blues Joseph Liggins EU 299577 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.TitleGood MorningHeartache

WritersIrene HigginbothamPadellan I ErvinDrake I Dan Fisher

MEGAUPLOAD EXII ~ B I T Part 1

EU 451762 ReleaseJohnny Mathis 'Killing MeSoftly' -Columbia #32258Tony Bennett'On Holiday' Columbia#67774'Playin' With My Friends'Columbia #85833Terrence Blanchard 'The BillieHoliday Songbook' Columbia#57793Ella Fitzgerald 'Newport JazzFestival: Live at CarnegieHall ' Columbia #66809Ella Fitzgerald -'Clap Hands,Here Comes Charlie! ' - Verve#835-646-2/4'Jazz 'Round Midnight'Verve #843-621 -2/4Laura Fygi- 'Bewitched'Verve #514-714 2/4Billie Holiday '201h CenturyMasters Collection' - Hip-0#589-995'The Billie Holiday Songbook'-Verve- #823-246 ' BlackLegends of Jazz' - GRP/Decca- #2-641 'TheComplete Billie Holiday onVerve'-Verve #517-658/#513-859/ #833-765

'TheComplete Decca Recordings' -GRP#60l 'TheEssential Billie Holiday' -Verve #517-172

'Essential Jazz Singers-Verve #533-347 'Four byFour'- Verve #559-693

'Greatest Hits'- GRP#653


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MICROHITS, Inc. et. a t v. Megaupload.com - Microhits Song/RecordingList Part 1.Title Writers Ori2. Re2. ReleaseGood Morning Irene Higginbotham EU 451762- 'The Billie Holiday Songbook'Heartache Padellan I Ervin December 20, -Verve- #823-246Drake I Dan Fisher 1945 'Black LegendsofJazz' -GRP/Decca- #2-641

'The Complete Billie Holidayon Verve' -Verve #517-6581#513-8591 #833-765'The Complete DeccaRecordings'- GRP #601'The Essential Billie Holiday'- Verve#517-172'Essential Jazz Singers'-Verve #533-347'Four by Four' - Verve #559-693'Greatest Hits' - GRP #653'History ofThe Real BillieHoliday'- Verve #823-233'Ken Burns Jazz - BillieHoliday'- Verve #549-081' Lady Sings The Blues'-Verve #833-370 I #14292'Lady's Decca Days' - MCA#31322'Priceless Jazz Collection' -GRP #9871'Singin' The Blues' - #589-570



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v.Megaupload.com-Microbits Song/Recording List Part I .Title w ters o Rig. eg. R leaseGood Morning Irene Higginbotham EU 451762 'Songbirds ' - GRP #9732Heartache Padellan I Ervin 'Ultimate Billie Holiday' -Drake I Dan Fisher Verve #539-051' Ultimate Divas' #557-595

'Verve Jazz Masters' #519-825'Very Best ofBillie Holiday'#19539' New York Undercover'soundtrack - MCA # 11342

Carmen McCrae - ' I'll BeSeeing You' Decca #2647'Torchy & Moonsong'Universal #19392Diana Ross ' 14 GreatestHits' -Motown #06072



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.TitleGood MorningHeartache

WritersIrene HigginbothamPadellan I ErvinDrake I Dan Fisher

Oril!. Ret!.EU 451762

MEGAUPLOAD E X l l ~ B I T Part 1 Pag4 8

ReleaseDianna Ross - 'All The GreatHits' -Motown #80361Uptown/Universal #159-638'Anthology' Motown #6049'Diana Ross Greatest Hits'Motown#869'Forever Diana' Motown#6357'Lady Sings The Blues'soundtrack Motown #0758'Motown Anthology' -Motown #013-583'Stolen Moments' Motown#6340'Very Best' Motown #6017McCoy Tyner 'Infinity' -GRP #171Dinah Washington 'TheComplete Dinah Washingtonon Mercury' Mercury #838-952/#838-956Hank Crawford. WildflowerEK 86144Rosemary Clooney. Tribute toBillie Holiday CCD 4081Karrin Allyson. Azure-TeCCD4641Miki Howard. The Very Bestof. Rhino R2 74296Etta Jones. From the Heart.Prestige 7214Diane Schuur. Music is MyLife Atlantic 83150Natalie Cole. I've Got LoveOn My Mind Cerna S21-56745Etta James. Heart of a Woman.Private Music 01005-82180Tony Bennett. On Holiday.CK677745 Red Cans. Flv Cd 60


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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/RecordingList Part 1.TitIe w ters O i Rae. ee. R IeaseHarlem Stomp Irene Higginbotham EU 338369 Louis Armstrong 'The

I Buddy Feyne I Jay Complete Decca Studio Takes'Higginbotham Decca 11172

Heart's Bin Broken Brian Chatton I PA -411-051 Profile- PRO -1219-1986/Nick Richards Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105

House Wannin' Granville H. EU230036 Sticks McGhee- 1947- 1951Boogie McGhee - Classics 5012 - FranceSticks McGhee- 'New YorkBlues'- Ace Records Ltd.#502

I Just Can't Help Joseph Liggins EU 210047 Joe Liggins- Joe Liggins &Myself The Honeyd.rippers - 1990 -Specialty #117006



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MICROIDTS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.Ti 1e wters O i Ra2. e2. R leaseI WannaBe A PA -411-050 Profile- PRO -1219- 1986Cowboy VA-"Rock of he 80's- Vol.Brian 11 . ' 1994. Priority/EM IChatton / VA-" 18 New Wave Classics."Nick September 16, 1997. Uni.Richards/ VA-"Retro Lunchbox-SqueezeNico the Cheese." September 23,Ramsden 1997. Intersound.I Jeff VA-"Classic Club Mix: DanceSeopardi Jams." July 1, 1997- K-Tel.VA-''Thump N' New WaveRock-N-Ingles." January 12,1999 (Thump/Uni)VA-"Living in Oblivion: The

80's Greatest Hits. Vol. 5."1995. EMI/Capitol.VA-"Club Mix: the 80' s". K-Tel.VA-"Club Mix Retro: the 80' sVol. 2." Released 2000. K-Tel.VA- "It Came from the 80' s".October 23, 2001.VA- ' 'Time/Life: the 80' s."Original release date unknown,still in print. Warner.Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com-Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.T"tle w tt ers O i Rt! . e! . R leaseI've Got A Right To Joseph Liggins EP3294 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &Cry The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006

Hank Williams Jr. 'FourteenGreatest Hits' - Polydor-#825-091-214'American Legends: Best ofthe Early Years'- #520-315'Country Classics' - #5030'Hits' - 534-667'Living Proor - #5 17-320Mose Allison. Greatest HitsPrestige OJCD 60004Erskine Hawkins. 1946-1947Classics 1008Charles Brown. Blues &Other Love. 32 Records 32195Jimmy Forrest. Out of theForrest. Prestige 7202.

In The Groove Joseph Manone EU 10447 Wingy Manone-Rare Cuts - Well Done- Jazz Crusade#3066Indiana Moon Joseph Manone EU 460-15 Wingy Manone-Rare Cuts -Well Done - Jazz Crusade#3066It's Alright Darryl McClary I PA-895-752 ' Nothing To Lose' soundtrackMichael Allen I -Tommy Boy- 1997- #1169Faith Evans I Kevin Queen Latifah. 'Order in theMcCord I Kenneth Court' Motown 530895Whitehead Queen Latifah. "Order in theCourt' [clean] Motown530918Josephine Brian Chatton I PA- 411-051 Profile-PR0-1219-1986Nick Richards Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. aJ. v. Megaupload.com- Microhits Song/Recording List Part 1.T"tle w ters o R"2 e2. R leaseJungle Juice Granville H. EP 749 56 Sticks McGhee I John LeeMcGhee Hooker- Highway of Blues-King #1520Lipstick Brian Chatton I PA -411-051 Profile- PRO- 1219- 1986Nick Richards Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105

Little Joe 's Boogie Joseph Liggins EU 219960 Joe Liggins- Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006

Little Things We Used Granville 'Sticks' EP 693 18 Sticks McGhee- 'New YorkTo Do McGhee Blues'- Ace Records Ltd.#502

Living Your Dream David Norland I PA 996 605 Solar Twins - ' SolarTwins'-Joanna Stevens 9/21/1999/ Maverick/WB

MaryAnn Rafael De Leon EU 86498 The Wailers. Norton 902alk/a HubertCharles Link Wray & the Wraymen.Epic Sessions 1958-1961Sundazed 1108VA. Rockabilly Stars.Columbia 37618Columbia SP 75064Louis Farrakhan. Calpysofavorites . Bostrox 9908.



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al . v. Megaupload.com- Microhits Song/Recording List Part 1.Tit e waters O i Rae. ee. R IeaseMean And Evil Blues Irene Higginbotham EU 55745 Dinah Washington 'The

I Claude DeMitrius Complete Dinah WashingtonOn Mercury Vol 1 Mercury#832-444'The Complete DinahWashington On Mercury Vol3' Mercury #834-675Dinah Washington. TheQueen Sings Jazz. JazzArchives No. 145Dakota Stanton. At StoryvilleCollectables 5233

Mississippi Boogie James C. Liggins EU 195180 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006Jimmy Liggins and his DropsofJoy- Specialty #7005

The Mystery (Who is W. Griffm PA-880-543 Eric B & Rakim. "The 18mGod?) J. Davis Letter the Book of Life" UDIrvin Drake 53111Dan FisherIrene HigginbothamNightfall David Norland I PA 996 605 Solar Twins- ' Solar Twins'-Joanna Stevens 912111999 / Maverick/WB



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com-Microhits Song/Recording List Part 1.Ti ie Writers Ori2. Re2. ReleaseNo GoodMan Irene Higginbotham EU 451 761 Billie Holiday 'The Complete

I Dan Fisher I Billie Holiday on Verve'Sammy Gallup Verve #517-658 I #513-859'The Complete DeccaRecordings' GRP #601'Lady Sings The Blues' Verve#833-770 I #521-429J'Billie Holiday Story Vol4'Verve #14292'The Lady's Decca Days'MCA #31321'More Priceless Jazz' GRP#9917'Singing The Blues' UMGSpecial #589-570.Nina Simone. Anthology theColpix Years. Rhino 72567Nina Simone. Forbidden Fruit/Nina Simone at NewportCollectables 6207Nina Simone. Legend at HerBest. Collectables 36Lil Green. Complete RecordedWorks ( 1946-1951 ). Document1527

Oochi Pachi Ralph Bass EU 387274 The Platters. ' 19 Hits'King 5002VA- '"West Coast Doo-Wop[Ace]"

One Sweet Letter Joseph Liggins EU 230135 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty #117006

Out There David Norland I PA 996 605 Solar Twins- 'SolarTwins'-Joanna Stevens 9/21/1999/ Maverick/WB



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.T"tle w ters o RJg. eg. R leasePink Champagne Joseph Liggins EU 192593 Joe Liggins -Joe Liggins &

The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006

Please Have Mercy Ralph Bass EU 387276 The Platters. ' 19 Hits'- KingPhyllis Otis 5002

Puppet David Norland I PA 996605 Solar Twins - 'Solar Twins' -Joanna Stevens 912111999 I Maverick/WB

Rain, Rain, Rain Joseph Liggins EU249563 Joe Liggins- Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty #1 17006

Rambling Blues Joseph Liggins EU 192594 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty #I 17006Rhythm In The Joseph Liggins EU 210045 Joe Liggins- Joe Liggins &Barnyard The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty #1 17006

Sentimental Lover Joseph Liggins EU 192592 Joe Liggins - Drippers BoogieVol 2 - 1992 - Specialty#7025

Seventh A venue Irene Higginbotham EP 130483 Charlie Parker. Shades of JazzSLD 23182

Ships In The Night Brian Chatton I PA- 411-051 Profile- PRO- 1219- 1986Nick Richards Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105



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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Mierobits Song/Recording List Part 1.T"tle Writers o Rag. leg. R leaseSplintered David Norland I PA 996 605 SolarTwins- ' SolarTwins'-Joanna Stevens 912111999 I Maverick/WB

Stop the War! The Joseph Manone EU 258038 The Victory Collection- TheCats Are Killing Smithsonian Remembers whenThemselves America Went toWarSmithsonian Institution Pressrd106-2 dmc3-1243

Strange Woman Ralph Bass EU 292 164 Muddy Waters- Live-Chess/MCA 9338JohnnyOtis- Rhythm & BluesCaravan - Savoy #92859

Swayambhu David Norland I PA 996 605 SolarTwins- ' SolarTwins' -Joanna Stevens 9121 I1999 I Maverick/WB

Tailgate Ramble Joseph Manone EP 177871 Classic Capitol Jazz SessionsMosaic MD12-170 Feb, 199TakeMy Love and Brian Chatton I PA - 4ll-051 Profile - PRO - 1219- 1986Run Nick Richards Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105

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MICROHITS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microhits Song/Recording List Part 1.Tatle Writers Orie. Ree. ReleaseTanya Joseph Liggins EU 589735 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins&

The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006Earl Hooker 'Simply TheBest' - MCA #11811King Curtis - Best of KingCurtis EMI 36504King CurtisPlas JohnsonUltra Lounge Vol. 12Saxophobia EMI 37598

Plas Johnson Ultra Lounge -Sampler EMI 38376The Big Dipper Joseph Liggins EU326405 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &

The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006

The Honeydripper Joseph Liggins EU358679 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins&The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006

Trumpet on the Wing Joseph Manone EP 106-166 Wingy Manone's DixielandWilliam Dunham Jazz- Riverside- #1030Wingy Manone- 1927-1930 -Classics #774Wingy Manone- Swingin At

The Hickory House- LivingEra #5241Turn Over (I Like It Brian Chatton I PA -411-051 Profile- PRO- 1219- 1986Better That Way) Nick Richards Legacy Records, Ltd. LLCD105

Ugly Woman Rafael de Leon EF0-14264 Roaring Lion- Vive Le King- Ice/Rounder- 1995Roaring Lion- Sacred 78's-Ice I Rounder 1994



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MICROHITS, Inc. et . al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.Tit e w .e rs O i R1g. eg. R leaseWbere' s the Waiter? Joseph Manone EU 155-993 Wingy Manone and HisGeorge Lottman Orchestra 1937-1938 ClassicsMorris Rouse 952 May, 1997While The Blood Runs Ralph Bass EU 291 041 Aretha Franklin. ReleasedWarm October 20, 1998. ArethaFranklin LP entitled "You

Grow Closer'' MCA - 1185 1Aretha Franklin ArethaGospel CH-91521Aretha Franklin AbsolutelyThe Best OfGospel61093Aretha Franklin - AbsolutelyThe Best OfGospel2 61092

Wiggle Waggle Granville 'Sticks' EU 348 915 Sticks McGhee I John LeeWoggleWoo McGhee Hooker- Highway of Blues -King #1520

Sticks McGhee - 'New YorkBlues'- Ace Records Ltd.#502

Whiskey, Women & Granville ' Sticks' EP 725 25 Joe Liggins - Joe Liggins &Loaded Dice McGhee The Honeydrippers - 1990 -Specialty # 117006

Sticks McGhee I John LeeHooker - Highway of Blues -King #1520Sticks McGhee - 'New YorkBlues'- Ace Records Ltd.#502

The Fanatic Joseph Spry I PA 169-967 Felony- ' The Fanatic'- RockJeffrey Spry I N Roll Records #38453Arthur Blea I Luis VA- Just Can't Get Enough:Ruiz I Daniel Sands New Wave Hits of the 80's,Vol.ll Rhino71974VA- Richard Blade'sFlashback Favorites, Vol. 3Oglio 24353OST- Valley Girl (Music fromthe Soundtrack). Rhino 71590



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MICROffiTS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits SongfRecording List Part 1.T"tle Writer s O i Rag. eg. R leaseNo Room In Heaven Joseph Spry I PA 169-968 Felony- 'The Fanatic'- RockJeffrey Spry N Roll Records #38453

One Step Joseph Spry I PA 169-969 Felony- 'The Fanatic'- RockJeffrey Spry I N Roll Records #38453Arthur Blea I LuisRuiz I Daniel Sands

Aggravated Man Joseph Spry I PA 169-970 Felony- 'The Fanatic'- RockJeffrey Spry I N Roll Records #38453Arthur Blea I LuisRuiz I Daniel SandsWhat A Way To Go Luis Ruiz I Jeffrey PA 169-971 Felony- 'The Fanatic' - Rock

Spry N Roll Records #38453

Kristine Jeffrey Spry PA 169-972 Felony- 'The Fanatic'- RockN Roll Records #38453

The Girl Ain't Straight Joseph Spry I PA 169-973 Felony- 'The Fanatic'- RockJeffrey Spry I Luis N Roll Records #38453Ruiz

666 Beware Joseph Spry I PA 169-975 Felony- 'The Fanatic' -RockJeffrey Spry N Roll Records #38453

Positively Negative Joseph Spry I PA 169-976 Felony- 'The Fanatic' - RockJeffrey Spry N Roll Records #38453



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MICROIDTS, Inc. et. al. v. Megaupload.com- Microbits Song/Recording List Part 1.Title riters Ori2. Re2. ReleaseThis Christmas Nadine McKinnor I EU288 248 VA- ' Now That's What I CallDonny Hathaway Christmas' - Univ. -#585620VA - 'Christmas In The City'- Motown #636-326Four Tops- 'Christmas HereWith You' - #530-585Temptations- 'Best ofTemptations Christmas' -Motown #014-594VA - 'Mojazz ChristmasAlbum' - Motown #530-353VA- 'Making Spirits BrightA Smooth Jazz Christmas' -#549-839

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Watkin' Blues Ralph Bass RE 32-281 Royal Crown ReviewCharlie Musselwhite



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