Date: 05-02-2003

Case Style: Atlantic Recording, et al. v. Daniel Peng

Case Number: 03-CV-1441

Judge: Stanley R. Chesler

Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Karen A. Confoy of Sterns & Weinroth, P.C., Trenton, New Jersey

Defendant's Attorney:

Melissa L. Klipp of Drinker Biddle & Shanley, L.L.P., Florham Park, New Jersey

Description:

Copyright infringement claims by Atlantic Recording, Arista Records, Inc., BMG Music, Capitol Records, Inc., Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc., Fonovisa, Inc., Interscope Records, Lava Records, LLC, London-Sire Records, Inc., Loud Records, LLC, Maverick Recording Company, Motown Record Company, LP, Sony Music Entertainment, UMG Recording, Inc., Virgin Records of America, Inc., Warner Bros Records, Inc., and Zomba Recording Corporation against collect student Daniel Peng who, the plaintiffs alleged, was operating a campus-wide program at Princeton University that let users download music and other files in violation of Plaintiffs' copyrights.

Outcome: Settled for $12,000 payable over the next several years.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: Reported by Kent Morlan