Good Morning to You Productions v. Warner/Chappell Music, No. 13-cv-4460 (S.D. Cal) : Manifold Decl ISO Πs' Ex Parte App to Have Court Consider Newly Discovered Evidence

Case 2:13-cv-04460-GHK-MRW Document 225 Filed 07/27/15 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #:7121
FRANCIS M. GREGOREK (144785)

gregorek@whafh.com
BETSY C. MANIFOLD (182450)
manifold@whafh.com
RACHELE R. RICKERT (190634)
rickert@whafh.com
MARISA C. LIVESAY (223247)
livesay@whafh.com
WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/239-4599
Facsimile: 619/234-4599
Interim Lead Class Counsel for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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GOOD MORNING TO YOU

PRODUCTIONS CORP., et al.,
Lead Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)

DECLARATION OF BETSY C.
MANIFOLD IN SUPPORT OF
PLAINTIFFS EX PARTE
APPLICATION TO HAVE THE COURT
CONSIDER NEWLY DISCOVERY
EVIDENCE MISTAKENLY
WITHHELD BY DEFENDANTS
DURING DISCOVERY AND ENTER
SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN
PLAINTIFFS FAVOR
Judge:
Courtroom:
Fact Discovery Cutoff:
MSJ Hearings
Pretrial Conference:
Trial:
Hon. George H.
King, Chief Judge
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July 11, 2014
March 23, 2015
and July 29, 2015
N/A
N/A
I, Betsy C. Manifold, hereby declare as follows:
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I am an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the States of California,
New York, and Wisconsin, and before this Court. I am a partner with the law firm
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, interim lead class counsel for
plaintiffs and the class. I have personal knowledge of the following facts, and if
called upon to do so, I could and would competently testify as to them.

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I submit this declaration in support of Plaintiffs Ex Parte Application to
have the Court Consider Newly Discovery Evidence Mistakenly Withheld by
Defendants during Discovery and Enter Summary Judgment in Plaintiffs Favor.
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NOTICE OF EX PARTE APPLICATION PURSUANT TO L.R. 7-19.1
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3.
On July 24, 2015, at approximately 1:20 pm, I notified Defendants
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counsel, Kelly Klaus and Adam Kaplan, that Plaintiffs intended to file an ex parte
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application asking the Court to consider newly discovered evidence mistakenly
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withheld by Defendants during discovery as well as evidence discovered by Plaintiffs
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directly related to Defendants newly discovered evidence and to enter summary
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judgment in Plaintiffs favor based on the applicable law. After scanned versions of
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the relevant pages to be submitted were sent by me to Defendants counsel at
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approximately at 2:00 p.m. on same day, Defendants counsel advised me in writing
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that Defendants do not oppose the submission of this evidence (Exhibits A-C) by
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Plaintiffs. Defendants will oppose in writing the entry of summary judgment in
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Plaintiffs favor.
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mail to my declaration, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F.
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4.
Mr. Klaus requested that I attach a copy of his July 24, 2015 e-
On July 27, 2015, Plaintiffs electronically served a copy of this ex parte
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application and supporting papers on Defendants counsel prior to filing.
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PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND JOINT
SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS

5.
The Court initially set the fact discovery deadline for June 27,
2014. (Dkt. 92), which was extended by Magistrate Judge Wilner, in connection
with this Court, and at the request of both parties, to July 11, 2014. (Dkt. 119).
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On November 25, 2014, the parties filed Joint Cross-Motions for
Summary Judgment (Dkt. 179, 181, 182), a Joint Statement of Uncontroverted Facts
(Dkt. 180, 183), and an extensive Joint Evidentiary Appendix (Dkt. 167-178) (which
was amended by Court Order and re-filed). (Dkt. 185, 187-195). Oral argument was
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held on March 23, 2015. (Dkt. 207).
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7.
On May 18, 2015, the Court ordered further briefing on the issue of
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abandonment (Dkt. 215) which was submitted pursuant to Stipulation and Court
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Order by the parties on June 15, 2015 (Dkt. 217, 219). In the May 18, 1925 Order,
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the Court stated that The Parties shall not submit any new evidence. Dkt. At 215 at
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1. Oral argument on the Supplemental Briefing is now set for July 29, 2015. (Dkt.
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222).
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SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS BY DEFENDANTS

AFTER JULY 2014 DISCOVERY CUT-OFF
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8.
Nearly one year after the close of fact discovery, on July 9, 2015,
Defendants advised Plaintiffs that they were providing a supplemental production of

documents. Due to technical issues, Plaintiffs were unable to access the secure
production link until July 13, 2015.
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On July 13, 2015, Plaintiffs were finally able to access the secure
database link of approximately 500 pages of documents, including approximately

200 pages of documents they claim were mistakenly not produced during
discovery. After a quick initial review of the documents, on the same day, Plaintiffs
advised Defendants that they did not consent to Defendants submission of any new
evidence to the Court in further support of their motion for summary judgment.
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The supplemental production by Defendants included blurred pages

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from The EVERYDAY Song Book (1927 edition) which included the Good Morning
and Birthday Song. See Exhibit A below. Other documents mistakenly produced
by Defendants also support Plaintiffs argument that the two copyrights in question,
E51988 and E51990, are limited to the arrangements written by Summys
employees as works-for-hire and the obscure second verse written by one of those
employees. One of the documents is a call sheet for E51990, an internal document
that identifies the copyrighted work as a piano arrangement of the earlier work Good
Morning to All. Since the only common element between Good Morning and Happy
Birthday is the shared melody, this document is an admission that E51990 covered
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only that particular piano arrangement of the shared melody, which has been
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Plaintiffs position since the beginning of this case.
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Thereafter, Plaintiffs sought to obtain a clear version of the page from
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The EVERYDAY Song Book (1927 edition) containing the Good Morning and
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Birthday Song. On July 21, 2015, Plaintiffs contacted the Center for American
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Music at the University of Pittsburgh to see if an original copy of the Song Book was
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available. See Exhibit B below.
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On July 23, 2015, the University of Pittsburgh found a copy in their
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archives and provided clear scanned copies of the relevant pages from The
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EVERYDAY Song Book (1927 edition) containing the Good Morning and Birthday
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Song. Id. The Good Morning and Birthday Song had the following language:
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Special permission through courtesy of The Clayton F. Summy Co. Id. Unlike
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other individual works in the book, for which a copyright was identified, no
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copyright was claimed or identified for the Good Morning and Birthday Song.
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After seeing this language, Plaintiffs then searched and located a 1922
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edition of The EVERYDAY Song Book with the same publication of Good Morning
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and Birthday Song and same language. On July 24, 2015, Plaintiffs received a copy
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of The EVERYDAY Song Book and copies of the relevant pages are attached to this
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declaration. See Exhibit C below.
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On July 21, 2015, Plaintiffs also e-mailed Defendants and requested an
opportunity to review the originals of Defendants late supplemental production. On
July 22, 2015, Defendants offered to allow Plaintiffs to inspect the microfiche from
which the copies were produced and again produced a blurred copy of the relevant
pages from The EVERYDAY Song Book (1927 edition) which included the Good
Morning and Birthday Song.
NEED FOR EXTRORDINARY RELIEF

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Plaintiffs are mindful of the Courts order directing the parties not to
supplement the summary judgment record when they submitted their supplemental
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joint brief on whether Patty Hill abandoned any copyright to the Happy Birthday
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lyrics. However, because the documents prove conclusively that the song is in the
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public domain, thus making it unnecessary for the Court to decide the scope or
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validity of the disputed copyrights, much less whether Patty Hill abandoned any
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copyright she may have had to the lyrics indeed, all those issues become moot
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Plaintiffs are compelled to bring them to the Courts attention now, before more time
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is needlessly spent on the pending cross-motions for summary judgment.

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Absent this relief, the Court will waste judicial resources in determining
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and hearing further argument on the extensive cross-motions for summary judgment
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filed by the parties in November 2014. Here, evidence withheld by Defendants
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during discovery and during the extensive briefing of the cross-motions and newly
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discovered evidence by Plaintiffs directly related to Defendants supplemental
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production readily resolves the key issues in Plaintiffs favor and should be
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considered in the interest of justice.

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Plaintiffs are not at fault in the need for this ex parte relief, any
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prejudice to Defendants was created by their own conduct in mistakenly
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withholding evidence and good cause exists for the review of this newly discovered
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evidence by the Court and the grant of Summary Judgment in Plaintiffs favor.
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A: Relevant pages from Defendants Supplemental Production, first
accessed by Plaintiffs on July 13, 2015, including pages from 1927 version of
The EVERDAY Song Book showing the Good Morning and Birthday Song
(WC2397-2400);
Attached hereto are true and correct copies of the following documents:
Exhibit B: July 23, 2015 e-mail from Linda Tashbook (University of
Pittsburgh) to Mark Rifkin attaching scanned pages from the 1927 version of The
EVERYDAY Song Book showing the Good Morning and Birthday Song;
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Exhibit C: Copies of the relevant pages from 1922 version of The
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EVERYDAY Song Book which pages showing the Good Morning and Birthday
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Song;
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Exhibit D:
Copyright Reg. No. A453345, for the first edition of The
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EVERYDAY Song Book, filed on Aug. 5, 1916 (which did not include the Good
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Morning and Birthday Song);
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Exhibit E: Copyright Reg. No. A624750 for revised edition of The
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EVERYDAY Song Book, filed on Oct. 6, 1921 (which included the Good Morning
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and Birthday Song); and
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Exhibit F: July 24, 2015 Electronic Mail exchange between Plaintiffs
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counsel (Betsy Manifold and Mark Rifkin) and Defendants Counsel (Kelly Klaus
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and Adam Kaplan).
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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this 27th day of July 2015, in the City of San Diego, State of California.
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By:
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WARNER/CHAPPELL:21973.decl.bcm
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/s/ Betsy C. Manifold

BETSY C. MANIFOLD
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CONFIDENTIAL
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WC0002397

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WC0002398

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Cabrera, Kathryn
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
Manifold, Betsy
Monday, July 27, 2015 9:41 AM
Cabrera, Kathryn
Everyday Songbook
BookScanCentereveryaysongbook_1.jpg; BookScanCentereveryaysongbook_2.jpg;
BookScanCentereveryaysongbook_3.jpg
OriginalMessage
From:Tashbook,Linda[mailto:tashbook@pitt.edu]
Sent:Thursday,July23,201510:32AM
To:Rifkin,Mark
Subject:RE:EverydaySongbook
Hereyougo.Ithasthe"goodmorning"lyricsandthe"happybirthday"lyrics.Surelythecopyrighthasn'tlastedthis
long.
OriginalMessage
From:Rifkin,Mark[mailto:rifkin@whafh.com]
Sent:Tuesday,July21,20153:17PM
To:Tashbook,Linda<tashbook@pitt.edu>
Theraceison!Thankssomuchforallyourhelp.
OriginalMessage
To:Rifkin,Mark
Subject:Re:EverydaySongbook
The1927editionisinastoragefacilityoffcampus.IcanaskthemtosendittomeandIcanscanthepages,butit'lltake
adayortwoforthebooktogethere.Youmighthavethecopyyouorderedbythen.Wecanrace.I'llsendyouthe
scansa.s.a.p.
________________________________________
From:Rifkin,Mark<rifkin@whafh.com>
To:Tashbook,Linda
Linda,thiswasveryhelpful,butunfortunatelythefirsteditionofthebookdoesnotincludetheworkwewerelooking
for(butweneededtoconfirmwhetheritdid).WouldyoumindaskingtheAssociateDirectoroftheCenterfor
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AmericanMusictocopythepageincludingSong#16,whichisentitled"GoodMorningandBirthdaySong,"fromthe
1927editionofthesamebook?ThecallnumberforthelatereditionisNietz5016799.
Again,manythanks.
Mark
OriginalMessage
To:Rifkin,Mark
Subject:FW:EverydaySongbook
HiMark,
Asyoucansee,theAssociateDirectoroftheCenterforAmericanMusicconductedthisresearchherself.Ihopethis
resultishelpfultoyourcase.
Linda
LindaTashbook,Esq.
ForeignInternationalComparativeLawLibrarianBarcoLawLibraryUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofLaw
3900ForbesAvenuePittsburgh,Pennsylvania15260
Phone(412)6481303Fax(412)6481352
ViewmyresearchonmySSRNAuthorpage:
http://ssrn.com/author=549071
OriginalMessage
From:Haines,KathrynMiller
To:Tashbook,Linda
Subject:EverydaySongbook
Linda,
Attachedarescansofthecover,indexandtitlepageofM1994E9471916,TheEverydaySongBook.Unfortunately,I've
beenunabletolocate"HappyBirthday"or"GoodMorningtoYou"inthisscore.
Best,
KathrynMillerHaines
AssociateDirector
CenterforAmericanMusic
106AStephenFosterMemorial
UniversityofPittsburgh
PittsburghPA15260
4126244100
kmill@pitt.edu
http://www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/foster.htm
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MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
no. 13, 1916
18560
Evelyn valse
S.
orch.
by F. Heltnian, of U.
Eyes of brown
[18543
4to.
words by E. S. Blodmusic by E. S. S. Huntington
gett,
of U. S.
Dec. 20, 1916; 2 c. Dec. 22,

1916; E 396373; Fred Heltman co.,
Cleveland.
E.
S.
[18552
Dec. 27, 1916; E 396466;
Blodgett, Sto-Domingo City,
c.
Sto-Domingo.
Evening (An)
song; reverie, by S.
Kirkendall of U. S. piano.
[18544
Oct. 15, 1916 2 c. Dec. 29. 1916
E 393622; Stella Kirkendall, Koho-
Face (The) of Jesus; words by William E. Booth-Clibborn, music by J.

O. Olsen, of U. S.
[18553
Oct. 17, 1915; 2 c. Sept. 26,
1916 E 396503 Victoria Booth-Clibborn, Chicago.
ma, Ind.
Evensong; by Edward F. Johnston.

arr. by John Wiegand, of U. S. violin and piano.
(In Fischer's assem-
Facing the foe
march by R. S. Morpiano duet.

[18554
Dec. 26, 1916; 2 c. Dec. 27,
1916; E 396452; Theo. Presser co.,
bly collection,
v.
1)
Dec. 22, 1916
c.
rison, of U. S.
Philadelphia.
Faded
rose; from eight balladwords by Edward Teschemacher, music by Herbert Oliver, of
rangement]
Dec. 20. 1916; 1 c. Dec. 30,

1916; E 394317; Ascherberg, Hop-
wood & Crew,
Great Britain; no. 2 in C.
[18547
1916 2 c. Dec. 30, 1916
E 393650; Hildebrand-Burnett co.,
inc., Basic, Va.
Everybody loves a jass band; lyric

by Coleman Goetz, music by Leon
Flatow, of U. S. words and melodv
(The) flute.
(Herbert) songs.
graded, 1st ed.,

[comp. by R. J. Cook] 8vo.
[18549
Aug. 5, 1916 2 c. and aff. Dec.
28, 1916; A 453345; Cable co., Chi;
c.
4to.
Dec.
1,
ment]
;
p.
[18558
1916 2 c. and aff. Dec.
A 453067; Alois Bruner,
4to.
Dec.
13, 1916;
Chicago.
9,
intermezzo, by Vernon
Lloyd of England, domiciled at Lawpiano.
[18559
rence Mass.
Nov. 8, 1916 2 c. Dec. 13, 1916
E 393196 R. Liversidge, Lawrence,
Mass.
Fairyland
York, Performer's
music co.
[18550
Aug. 22, 1916; 2. c. Dec. 13,
1916 E 396229 Robert Nattan, New
York.
'
Exhibitors trade review; march, by

Berg & Andino of U. S. piano.
Oliver's
a collection of solos,
Fairy voices
duets and trios for voices of women,
by W. J. C. Thiel, of U. S. 31, [1]
Ev'ry day
See
female voices.
Nov. 29, 1916
cago.
New
[18556
[18557
1916
E 392876; Boosey & co., New York.
[Copyright is claimed on arrangeof U. S.
is Sunday with a job like

mine; words and music by R. Nat-
H.
Hunting-
Fairy (The) pipers; words by F. E.

Weatherly, music by A. Herbert
Brewer, arr. by G. Wearing Stebbins,
[18548
tan, of U. S.
words by
Fairy
1 c. Dec. 16, 1916; E 396303;

Feist, inc., New York.
tulip;
1 c. Dec. 19, 1916; E 396336;

H. Foster, Calgary, Alta, Can.
Everyday songbook
c.
only.
(The)
[18555
Dec. 22,
Joseph *Henry Lar-
1916; 1
Foster, music by E. S. S.
ton of U. S.
of U. S.
1.
Faded
London.
ltd.,
Dec. 15,
E 394205
way, London.
1916
Ever-open (The) door; words by Jennie Wilson, music by J. B. Herbert
Leo
(A)
ettes,
Eventide; song from the musical revue,

See-saw. words by Arthur
Weigall, music by Doris Joel, of
England.
[18546
[18545
Dec. 23, 1916
E 393542; J. Fischer & bro., New

York. [Copyright is claimed on ar-
June
words and music

by W. P. Cochran, of U. S., arr. by
M. Rivera Baz, of Mexico, domiciled
[18560
at Houston.
Fairyland lullaby
[18551
Nov. 29, 1916; 2 c. Dec. 13,

1916; E 396181; Samuel M. Berg,
New York.
1 c. Dec. 8, 1916; E 393091;

Win. Phares Cochran, Wichita, Kan.
1215
EXHIBIT D
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EXHIBIT E
EXHIBIT E
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;;
;;;
;;;
MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
24800
no. 12, 1921
Spanish trot, words and music

by R. Fenton Gower [of Great Brit[24785
orch., with piano.
ain]
Nov. 15. 1921 1 c. Nov. 29. 1921
E 517729; Percy J. Cross, Manchester,
England.
Espaxa
Everyday (The) song book;
W. Dvkema
Peter
ed.
May
Nov.
&
co.,
New
Oct.
(An) idyl; by Walter P.

Zimmerman [of U. S.] organ. (St.
;
1921
c.
W. Gray
Nov.
co.,
New
1921
1 c.
[24795
S.]
1921; E 524328;
Anderson Grant, Macksville, Kan.
York.
Nov.
c.
19,
welcome in Dixie, it's just

the same as home sweet home;
Everybody's
Wm.
words by
Tracey, music by Hal-
sey K. Mohr, arr. by Geo. J. Trinkaus [of U. S.] male voices. Witmark
edition.
4to.
(Excellent quartette ar;
Nov. 2, 1921 2 c. Nov. 5, 1921

521918; C. W. Thompson & co.,
Boston.
[Copyright is claimed on arrangement]
;
words and music by Alden Barrell

[of U. S.]
[24789
Oct. 28, 1921 2 c. Nov. 5, 1921
E 521880; Theo. Presser co., Phila-
[24794
Nov. 26, 1921

Imperial music pub. co.,
10,
517715;
U.
rangements on popular publications, no.

1358)
[24796
Nov.
10,
1921
c.
Nov.
18,
1921
523041 M. Witmark & sons, New

York.
[Copyright is claimed on new
arrangement]
Expectations
delphia.
12mo.
[24790
Dec. 9, 1921 2 c. Nov. 14, 1921
522956; Robert Harkness, Los An-
World
geles.
words and music by D.

New York,
Nov.
2,
521834; Dora
[24797
2 c. Nov. 3, 1921
S. Miller, Long Beach,
1921
Calif.
Calif.]
[of U. S.]
music pub. corp.
Miller
S.
Everlasting (The) arms; words by

N. Tunley, music by R. Harkness [of
Australia, domiciled at Los Angeles,
Nov.
Oct.
aff.
Everywhere blues words by A. Grant,

melody by Raymond A. Browne [of
and
London.
26, 1921
old melody, words by B.

Gray, music by Ralph C. Ward [of
men's voices.
(Male voices
U. S.]
octavo, series 4)
[24788
Evening song
[24787
Cecilia series, no. 170)
H.
c.
Evening
with words.
Evening hymn. See Ledington (StanFour hymns for children.

ley)
523285
music by Moryd Sheridan and Bertram Lestrange [of England] piano,
1921
6,
vocal fox-trot, words by Eric Gordon,
c.
York.
Nov. 25,
Rev.
[24793
S.]
Everyone should have a sweetheart;
each and aff.

630117; A. S. Barnes
23, 1921
1921
2,
[24786
obi. 32'mo.
2.
1,
U.
624750; Cable co., Chicago.

[Copyright is claimed on revision and
new matter]
bk.
[of
4to.
10, 1921
rudiments and
Essentials o? music
theory, hand book with progress problems by C. Irving Valentine [of U. S.]
a practical
of graded songs, with infor beginners, compiled by
collection
structions
Eyes; words by G. B. Norman, music

by E. S. S. Huntington [of U. S-l
[24798
Every day
think
of
mother; words
bv Irene Woerner, music by John McKenzie [of U. S.]

[24791
Nov. 11, 1921 2 c. Nov. 10, 1921
E 524064 McKenzie & Griffis, Atchison, Kan.
George
c.
B.
1921; E 524558;
Norman, Charleston, W.
Nov.
28,
Va.
Eyes (The)
U.
prize; lyric by Francis
melody by G. F.
Perrv,
Everybody calls me Sugarfoot, I'll

call you Sugarloot, too words by C.
R. Hutchinson, music by Edouard Hesselberg [of U. S.]
[24792
Sept. 27. 1921 2 c. Nov. 25, 1921
Bauer
[of
[24799
S.]
1
c.
Dec.
2,
1921;
524652;
George F. Bauer, Brooklyn.
Face the world with a smile; words

bv M. J. Newell, music by E. S. S.
523322;
C.
R.
Hutchinson, Ferri-
Mary
day, La.
225221
Huntington [of U. S.]

1
c.
Nov. 28, 1921;
J.
[24800
524503;
Newell, Sedalia, Col.
1545
EXHIBIT E
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EXHIBIT F
EXHIBIT F
Page 25

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From: Manifold, Betsy

Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:00 PM
To: 'Klaus, Kelly'; Kaplan, Adam
Cc: Rifkin, Mark
Subject: RE: Warner Chappell: Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application based on 1922 and 1927 Everyday Song Book
Kelly
ReceivedyouremailandwillinformtheCourtofyourposition.Asagreed(andnotedbelow),Plaintiffswillnotfile
WC23972400underseal.IwillsendyouacopyofthepapersviaemailbeforewefilewiththeCourt.Weplantofile
Mondaymorningasearlyaspracticable.
PlaintiffsdonotagreethatthatthecertifiedcopiesofthedepositcopyandcopyrightreceiptthatWarnerChappell
recentlyobtainedfromtheBritishLibraryshouldbesubmittedtotheCourtinadvanceofthehearingon
Wednesday.PursuanttoL.R.79,PlaintiffswillopposeWarnerChappellsmotion(Dkt.223)tosupplementtherecord
withthosematerials.
Betsy
From: Klaus, Kelly [mailto:Kelly.Klaus@mto.com]

To: Manifold, Betsy; Kaplan, Adam
Cc: Rifkin, Mark
Subject: RE: Warner Chappell: Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application based on 1922 and 1927 Everyday Song Book
HiBetsy
Thanksforyouremail,andforforwardingthedocuments.
WarnerChappelldoesnotobjecttoPlaintiffssubmissionofthedocumentsthatyouforwarded.(WarnerChappellalso
doesnotobjecttoyourfilingWC23972400notunderseal.)WarnerChappelldoesnotagreethatthesedocuments
warrantthegrantofsummaryjudgmentinPlaintiffsfavor.Whenwespokethisafternoon,Iaskedyouonwhatbasisa
publicationofthelyricstoHappyBirthdaytoYoubyathirdparty,evenifinfactdonewiththespecialpermissionof
Summy(apointthatwedonotconcede),woulddivestthecommonlawcopyrightinthoselyricsheldbyitsauthors,
MildredandPattyHill,giventhatnothingintheEverydaySongBook(oranythingelseofwhichweareaware)provides
anyevidenceoftheHillsauthorization.Youtoldmethatyouwerenotpreparedtodiscussyourlegalargumentsinthat
regard,butratheronlywantedtoknowWarnerChappellspositionregardingPlaintiffsrequesttosubmitthepages
fromtheEverydaySongBook.WhateveryourargumentisinregardtoPlaintiffsmotionforsummaryjudgment,
WarnerChappellwouldliketheopportunitytoreviewitandtorespondinwritingpriortoarguingthematterbeforethe
Court.
1
EXHIBIT F
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Inaddition,WarnerChappellrequeststhatPlaintiffsagreethatthecertifiedcopiesofthedepositcopyandcopyright
receiptthatWarnerChappellrecentlyobtainedfromtheBritishLibraryalsobesubmittedtotheCourtinadvanceofthe
hearingonWednesday.WarnerChappellfiledamotiontosupplementtherecordwiththosematerialsyesterday(Dkt.
No.223),butunlikeyourapplication,thatmotionwasnoticedforhearingintheordinarycourse.IfPlaintiffsaregoing
tobemakingnew,nonabandonmentargumentstotheCourtonWednesday,wethinkthatthedepositcopyalso
shouldbebeforetheCourt,sinceitishighlyrelevanttotheissuesrelatingtosummaryjudgmentandsupportiveof
WarnerChappellsmotion.Inparticular,thecertifiedcopyofthesheetmusicforHappyBirthdaytoYou!fromthe
BritishLibraryiscompellingcorroborativeproofthatSummydepositedthesamesheetmusic(withthesamefamiliar
lyricstoHappyBirthdaytoYou!)withtheU.S.CopyrightOfficeonthesamedate,December6,1935.Pleaseletus
knowifPlaintiffsareagreeabletothisrequest.
PleaseinformtheCourtofourpositioninresponsetoyourrequest;pleaseattachacopyofthisemailtoyour
submission;andpleaseprovideuswithyoursubmissionassoonasitisready,sothatwecanconsiderourresponseto
yourlegalarguments.
Thanks,andregards,
Kelly
From: Manifold, Betsy [mailto:manifold@whafh.com]

To: Klaus, Kelly; Kaplan, Adam
Cc: Rifkin, Mark
Subject: Warner Chappell: Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application based on 1922 and 1927 Everyday Song Book
Counsel:Asdiscussed,attachedaretherelevantpagesfromboththe1922and1927EverydaySongBook.Theclear
1927versionwaslocatedintheUniversityofPittsburghmusiclibraryandprovidedbyoneoftheirresearchlibrarians
yesterday.Thelanguageblurredinthe1927copyprovidedbyDefendants(evenintodaysrescannedversion)shows
HappyBirthdaywaspublishedthereinwithSpecialpermissionthroughcourtesyofTheClaytonF.SummyCo.This
leadustolocateanearlier1922versionoftheEverydaySongBookwhichcontainsthesamelanguage.
WewouldliketosubmitthisnewevidencetotheCourtviaexparteapplication(todayorMonday)andarguethatit
warrantsthegrantofSummaryJudgmentinPlaintiffsfavor.Pleaseadvisewhetheryouopposethesubmissionofthis
newevidencetotheCourtandwillopposePlaintiffsargumentre:summaryjudgmentsoIcanputDefendantsposition
inourexparteapplication.
Thanks,
Betsy
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Case 2:13-cv-04460-GHK-MRW Document 225 Filed 07/27/15 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #:7121

FRANCIS M. GREGOREK (144785)

Interim Lead Class Counsel for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOOD MORNING TO YOU

Lead Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)

Case 2:13-cv-04460-GHK-MRW Document 225 Filed 07/27/15 Page 2 of 6 Page ID #:7122

I, Betsy C. Manifold, hereby declare as follows:

I am an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the States of California,

called upon to do so, I could and would competently testify as to them.

I submit this declaration in support of Plaintiffs Ex Parte Application to

have the Court Consider Newly Discovery Evidence Mistakenly Withheld by

Defendants during Discovery and Enter Summary Judgment in Plaintiffs Favor.

NOTICE OF EX PARTE APPLICATION PURSUANT TO L.R. 7-19.1

On July 24, 2015, at approximately 1:20 pm, I notified Defendants

application asking the Court to consider newly discovered evidence mistakenly

withheld by Defendants during discovery as well as evidence discovered by Plaintiffs

directly related to Defendants newly discovered evidence and to enter summary

the relevant pages to be submitted were sent by me to Defendants counsel at

approximately at 2:00 p.m. on same day, Defendants counsel advised me in writing

Plaintiffs. Defendants will oppose in writing the entry of summary judgment in

mail to my declaration, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F.

On July 27, 2015, Plaintiffs electronically served a copy of this ex parte

application and supporting papers on Defendants counsel prior to filing.

Case 2:13-cv-04460-GHK-MRW Document 225 Filed 07/27/15 Page 3 of 6 Page ID #:7123

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND: DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND JOINT

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS

On November 25, 2014, the parties filed Joint Cross-Motions for

held on March 23, 2015. (Dkt. 207).

SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS BY DEFENDANTS

Defendants advised Plaintiffs that they were providing a supplemental production of

database link of approximately 500 pages of documents, including approximately

The supplemental production by Defendants included blurred pages

Case 2:13-cv-04460-GHK-MRW Document 225 Filed 07/27/15 Page 4 of 6 Page ID #:7124

E51988 and E51990, are limited to the arrangements written by Summys

Plaintiffs position since the beginning of this case.

Thereafter, Plaintiffs sought to obtain a clear version of the page from

available. See Exhibit B below.

On July 23, 2015, the University of Pittsburgh found a copy in their

declaration. See Exhibit C below.

Case 2:13-cv-04460-GHK-MRW Document 225 Filed 07/27/15 Page 5 of 6 Page ID #:7125

On July 21, 2015, Plaintiffs also e-mailed Defendants and requested an

opportunity to review the originals of Defendants late supplemental production. On

Morning and Birthday Song.

NEED FOR EXTRORDINARY RELIEF

is needlessly spent on the pending cross-motions for summary judgment.

filed by the parties in November 2014. Here, evidence withheld by Defendants

discovered evidence by Plaintiffs directly related to Defendants supplemental

considered in the interest of justice.

prejudice to Defendants was created by their own conduct in mistakenly

Case 2:13-cv-04460-GHK-MRW Document 225 Filed 07/27/15 Page 6 of 6 Page ID #:7126

Exhibit A: Relevant pages from Defendants Supplemental Production, first

Exhibit B: July 23, 2015 e-mail from Linda Tashbook (University of

Exhibit C: Copies of the relevant pages from 1922 version of The

Copyright Reg. No. A453345, for the first edition of The

Morning and Birthday Song);

Exhibit E: Copyright Reg. No. A624750 for revised edition of The

and Birthday Song); and

Exhibit F: July 24, 2015 Electronic Mail exchange between Plaintiffs

and Adam Kaplan).

/s/ Betsy C. Manifold

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