Claim

Docket number: 23-CCB-0181
Filed date: 05/24/2023 11:09 AM EDT

United States Copyright Claims Board

Sean A Tewodros Linzy

Claimant

Amblin Partners, My Leafs, LLC, Storyteller Distribution Company, LLC and Storyteller Development, LLC, Rupert Wyatt, et. al.

Respondent

Claim

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Type

A claim for infringement

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Claimant

Name

Sean A Tewodros Linzy

City

Washington, DC

Authorized representative information

Name

Sean A Tewodros Linzy

City

Washington, DC

Respondent

Organization

Amblin Partners

Designated service agent

Name

Kelly Cho

kchoo@amblinpartners.com

Phone

818-788-6805

Address

100 Universal City Plaza
Bldg. 4115
Universal City, CA 91608

Respondent

Organization

My Leafs, LLC

Designated service agent

Name

Chris Floyd

Address

100 Universal City Plaza
Suite 1440 / 18 / 1809
Universal City, CA 91608

Respondent

Organization

Storyteller Distribution Company, LLC and Storyteller Development, LLC

Designated service agent

Name

Carly Seabrook / Focus Features LLC

carly.seabrook@nbcuni.com

Phone

818-777-2560

Address

100 Universal City Plaza
Suite 1440 / 18 / 1809
Universal City, CA 91608

Respondent

Name

Rupert Wyatt

Respondent

Name

Gregory Burke

Respondent

Name

Eric Beeney

Infringement claim: Works infringed

Title of work

9Eyes 9Deceiving Faces

Author(s)

Sean Andrew Linzy

Has the work been registered by the Copyright Office?

Yes

Registration number

TX7818487

Effective date

11/18/2013

Type of work

Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works)

Describe the work

Book and Screenplay

Infringement claim: Wrongful activities

Wrongful activities

Reproduce the work

Is the infringement ongoing?

Yes

Infringement dates

February 01, 2017 - Present

Where the alleged infringing acts occurred, such as a physical place or online. If unknown, type unknown.

Author's Book has been available online and multiple websites since 2006.

Describe the infringement

Author's Book was used without any notification. The Book was used to create a Major Motion Picture. This infringement of the Novel of real life characters and entails future events from the Author. This infringement has cause issues for the Author to create very own adaptation for a Major Motion Picture. Said Works also served for Self Biography and the Creation of Book also produced Music Album recordings.

Are any of the respondents online service providers?

Yes

Are you bringing a claim against the online service provider due to their storage of or referral or linking to infringing material posted by others?

Yes

Did you send the online service provider a "takedown notice" as required by Section 512 of the Copyright Act?

Description of harm suffered and relief sought

This infringement has cause issues for the Author to create very own adaptation for a Major Motion Picture.

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