ME2 Prods., Inc. v. Ahmed

Discussion

To establish copyright infringement, "two elements must be proven: (1) ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original." Feist Publ'ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co., 499 U.S. 340, 361, 111 S.Ct. 1282, 113 L.Ed.2d 358 (1991). For purposes of a default judgment, the court believes that plaintiff has established both elements. Plaintiff has alleged that it owned a valid copyright, and that the copyrighted material was copied and distributed from the defendants' IP addresses using BitTorrent. Am. Compl. ¶¶ 11-12, 18, 22, Ex. A, B.

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