Free Order on Motion for Discovery - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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Case 1:07-cv-00771-GMS-MPT

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Filed 02/28/2008

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D\f THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

CIVIL ACTION No. ARISTA RECORDS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; BMG MUSIC, a ) New York general partnership; CAPITOL )
RECORDS, INC., a Delaware corporation; )
ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ) ) INC., a Delaware corporation; INTERS COPE RECORDS, a California ) general partnership; LAFACE RECORDS ) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; ) MAVERICK RECORDING COMPANY, a ) ) California joint venture; MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY, L.P., a California ) ) limited partnership; SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAD'lMENT, a Delaware general ) partnership; UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a ) Delaware corporation; VIRGIN RECORDS ) AMERICA, INC., a California corporation; )
WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC., a )
Delaware corporation; and ZOMBA ) )
RECORDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) DOES 1 - 5, ) ) Defendants. )


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07-771 - GMS

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE DISCOVERY
Upon the Plaintiffs' Application for Leave to Take Immediate Discovery, the Declaration of Carlos Linares, and the accompanying Memorandum of Law, it is hereby: ORDERED that Plaintiffs may serve immediate discovery on University of Delaware to obtain the identity of each Doe Defendant by serving a Rule 45 subpoena that seeks

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Case 1:07-cv-00771-GMS-MPT

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documents that identify each Doe Defendant, including the name, current (and permanent) addresses and telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and Media Access Control addresses for each Defendant. The subpoena may also seek all documents and electronically-stored information relating to the assignment of any IP address which University of Delaware cannot link to a specific Doe Defendant. The disclosure of this information is ordered pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § l232g(b)(2)(B). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT any information disclosed to Plaintiffs in response to the Rule 45 subpoena may be used by Plaintiffs solely for the purpose of protecting Plaintiffs' rights under the Copyright Act. DATED:

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