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PLAINTIFFS
Sugarmusic S.p.A.
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DEFENDANTS
The Saul Zaentz Company, Miramax Film NY, LLC
ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)
Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
885 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022

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17 U.S.C. 106 for willful and continued infringement of plaintiffs copyright.
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PLAINTIFF(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES)
Galleria del Corso 4, 20122 Milano
DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES)
The Saul Zaentz Company: 2600 Tenth Street, Berkeley, California 94710
Miramax Film NY, LLC: 2540 Colorado Avenue, Suite 100E, Santa Monica, California 90404
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UNITED STATES DISTRICTCOURT (NEWYORK SOUTHERN)
JUDGE MARRERO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
14 CV 6510
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SUGARMUSIC S.p.A.
Plaintiff,
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THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY and JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
MIRAMAX FILM NY, LLC
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Plaintiff Sugarmusic S.p.A. ("Sugarmusic"), by its attorneys, Reitler Kailas &
Rosenblatt LLC, avers as follows:
NATURE OF ACTION
1. Plaintiff Sugarmusic, based in Milan, Italy, publishes and administers
copyrights in musical compositions. Plaintiff seeks damages for willful copyright
infringement of one of its compositions by the defendants, The Saul Zaentz Company
("Zaentz") and Miramax Film NY, LLC ("Miramax")(Zaentz and Miramax are referred to
collectively hereafter as "Defendants"), in violation of the United States Copyright Act, 17
U.S.C. 101 et seq. (the "Copyright Act").
2. Defendants, without any authority to do so, copied and distributed
Plaintiffs copyrighted musical composition "E qui commando io" (the "Composition"),
attached hereto as Exhibit A, by incorporating the Composition, or a substantially similar
derivative work thereof, into the soundtrack of a feature film entitled "The English Patient"
(the "Film"), produced by defendant Zaentz and distributed by defendant Miramax, and by
reproducing and distributing copies of the Film incorporating the Composition, or by
authorizing third parties to do so.
3. Defendants have also publicly performed the Film or authorized others
to do so, without the authorization of Plaintiff.
4. Plaintiff seeks legal and equitable relief to remedy Defendants' willful
and continuing infringement of the Plaintiffs copyright. Plaintiff requests an order: (1)
declaring that Defendants' unauthorized copying, distribution and performance of the Film
willfully infringes plaintiffs copyright in violation of the Copyright Act; (2) prohibiting
Defendants from further infringement of the Plaintiffs copyright; and (3) awarding actual
damages and profits to the extent permitted under the Copyright Act.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
5. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action under the
copyright laws of the United States, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq. and 28 U.S.C. 1331 and
1338.
6. Upon information and belief, this Court has personal jurisdiction over
the Defendants because Miramax and Zaentz have distributed and performed, and continue
to distribute and perform, the Film in New York and this District, or have authorized others
to do so, and are otherwise doing business in this State and in this jurisdiction.
7. Venue is proper in this District under 28 U.S.C. 1391(b), 28 U.S.C.
1391(c) and 28 U.S.C. 1400(a).
PARTIES
8. Plaintiff Sugarmusic S.p.A. is an Italian corporation with its principal
place of business at Galleria del Corso 4, 20122 Milano.
9. Upon information and belief, Defendant Miramax is a limited liability
company having a principal place of business at 2540 Colorado Avenue, Suite 100E, Santa
Monica, California.
10. Upon information and belief, Defendant Zaentz is a corporation having
a principal place of business at 2600 Tenth Street, Berkeley, California.
A. Ownership and Registration of Composition
11. Plaintiff is the copyright owner of the Composition, having acquired
the original publisher, Edizioni Suvini Zerboni S.p.A., by merger.
12. The Composition is an original work of authorship.
13. The Composition has been fixed in a tangible medium of expression.
14. The Composition contains substantial amounts of material created by
the authors' own skill, judgment and creativity.
15. The Composition is copyrightable under the laws of the United States.
16. The Composition was first published in Italy, which is party to both the
Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.
17. The Composition was not simultaneously published in the United
States, and therefore the Composition is not a "United States work" within the meaning of
the Copyright Act.
18. Because the Composition is not a "United States work" under the
Copyright Act, registration of copyright in the Composition is not a prerequisite to the
commencement of this action.
B. Infringement
19. The Composition is an original arrangement of a public domain
folksong from Italy (the "Folk Song"), attached as Exhibit B.
20. The Composition was published in Italy in 1971 by Sugarmusic's
predecessor in interest and has been widely distributed in print form.
21. Upon information and belief, Defendants had a reasonable opportunity
to view the published Composition prior to the making of the Film.
22. The original, public domain version of the Folk Song is not entitled "E
qui commando io" and in fact never uses these words.
23. The original, public domain version of the Folk Song is not in the
Italian language but in the dialect of the Lombardia region of northern Italy.
24. The Folk Song is instead called "Quele stradele," and its chorus begins
"E, che l'e la me ca', che."
25. The Folk Song lyrics were not used in the Film.
26. Instead, the Film incorporates the Italian language lyrics verbatim from
the Composition, beginning "e qui commando io."
27. The performance of the above Italian-language lyrics occurs in a
synchronized, on-screen vocal performance lasting approximately 49 seconds.
28. The above-referenced lyrics were created by Italian arrangers
Salvatore Golino, Mario Piovanao and Domenico Umberto Seren Gay, who were hired by
Sugarmusic's predecessor in interest to create the Composition.
29. The Italian language lyrics in the Composition are not a literal
translation of the Lombardian lyrics.
30. The melody incorporated into the soundtrack of Defendant's Film
during the performance of the above-referenced lyrics is also substantially similar to
protectable, original elements of the melody of the Composition.
31. Sugarmusic has never collected any performing or mechanical rights
payments for the worldwide exploitation of the Composition in the Film because, on
information and belief, the Defendants did not include the Composition in the musical cue
sheet of the Film.
32. Promptly after becoming aware of Defendants's unauthorized use of
the Composition in the Film, Sugarmusic contacted Defendants and advised Defendants of
the unauthorized use and requested, inter alia, that the Defendants correct the cue sheet of
the Film to reflect the inclusion of the Composition.
33. Defendants refused to correct the cue sheet as requested, and instead
continued exploiting the Film in disregard of the rights of the Plaintiff.
34. Plaintiff has suffered, and continues to suffer, from the infringing
activities of Defendants.
COUNT I
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
35. Plaintiff repeats and reavers the allegations contained in paragraphs 1
through 30 as if set forth fully herein.
36. Defendants' unauthorized copying of plaintiff s Composition into the
soundtrack of the Film, and subsequent public distribution and public performance of the
Film, were infringements of Plaintiff s copyright in violation of the Copyright Act, 17
U.S.C. 106.
37. As a direct and proximate result of the foregoing acts of the
Defendants, the Plaintiff has been damaged in an amount to be proved at trial.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff requests the following relief:
A. Actual damages and profits under 17 U.S.C. 504 in an amount to be
proved at trial;
B. A permanent injunction requiring the Defendants to cease and desist
from reproducing and distributing copies of the Film without authorization from the Plaintiff;
C. Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.
Dated: New York, New York
August j 3, 2014
REITLER KAILAS &
ROSENBLATT, LLC
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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lobert W. Clarida
885 ThirdAvenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel. (212) 209-3044
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quelle stradelle che tu mi fai far
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