Legal Opinion
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Fung
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 21, 2006No. 06 Civ. 1471(LLS)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STANTON, District Judge.
In this secondary 1 copyright infringement action defendant Gary Fung, a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, moves for dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, or for transfer of the action to the Central District of California. Because a related case is pending in that district and the convenience of parties favors transfer, Fung’s motion for transfer is granted.
I. Background
Plaintiffs are among the world’s leading motion picture studios and own copyrights to numerous movies and television programs. Each plaintiff is a Delaware corporation or…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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