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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