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U.S. v. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS

Civil Action No. 41-1395 (WCC).

616 F.Supp.2d 447 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, et al., Defendants. In the Matter of the Application of Youtube, LLC f/k/a YouTube, Inc., Applicant, for the Determination of Reasonable License Fees.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

White & Case LLP, I. Fred Koenigsberg, Esq., Christopher J. Glancy, Esq., Stefan M. Mentzer, Esq., Catherine Gratton, Esq., of Counsel, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Richard H. Reimer, Esq., Christine A. Pepe, Esq., of Counsel, New York, NY, for Defendant American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Kenneth L. Steinthal, Esq., of Counsel, New York, NY, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Joseph R. Wetzel, Esq., Dana K. Powers, Esq., (pro hac vice pending), of Counsel, Redwood Shores, CA, for Applicant YouTube, LLC.

OPINION AND ORDER REDACTED VERSION

CONNER, Senior District Judge.

This proceeding is before the Court for the setting of interim fees for a blanket license for the public performance of any of the more than two million musical compositions in the repertory of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ("ASCAP") on the streaming video service provided on the Internet by YouTube, LLC f/k/a YouTube, Inc. ("YouTube").

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