November
24 , 2003
COMPLAINT
Indies vs. MPAA
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PRAYER
FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request the following judgments with
respect to this Complaint:
1. An order from this Court declaring the Joint Screener Ban unlawful
under Sections 1 & 2 of the Sherman Act;
2. An order temporarily, preliminarily and permanently enjoining the
MPAA from enforcing the Joint Screener Ban against its signatory members
or their subsidiaries; or, in the alternative,
3. An order temporarily, preliminary and permanently requiring the MPAA
to allow distributors to make screeners available to all awards-granting
trade associations, critics organizations and similar groups on the
same terms as were offered to the Academy;
4. An order from this Court temporarily, preliminarily and permanently
enjoining defendant from unlawful acts in restraint of trade as described
above, pursuant to Section 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 26;
5. An order requiring the MPAA to negotiate in good faith to develop
a policy regarding piracy and screeners that is fair to all members
of the industry or an order requiring the MPAA to develop a forum in
which all constituencies of the industry have a voice in policy formation;
6. An award of compensatory damages for the antitrust and other economic
injury that Plaintiffs have suffered and will suffer as a direct and
proximate result of Defendant's unlawful and anticompetitive acts in
an amount not yet known, but expected to exceed twenty-five million
dollars ($25,000,000), trebled according to Section 4 of the Clayton
Act, 15 U.S.C. §15;
7. An award of compensatory damages for the economic injuries Plaintiffs
have suffered and will suffer as a direct and proximate result of Defendant's
tortious interference with Plaintiffs' existing contracts and prospective
economic advantage;
8. An award of punitive and exemplary damages for the injuries caused
by Defendant's tortious interference with Plaintiffs' actual and prospective
contractual relations,
9. The costs of bringing this action, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, pursuant to Sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. §§
15, 26; and
10. Such other relief as the Court in its judgment deems necessary to
restore competition to the industry and /or in the interests of justice.
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