Twitch v. John Doe 1-100

Case 3:19-cv-03418-WHO Document 1 Filed 06/14/19 Page 1 of 18
1 Katherine M. Dugdale, Bar No. 168014

[email protected]
2 PERKINS COIE LLP
1888 Century Park E., Suite 1700
3 Los Angeles, CA 90067-1721
Telephone: 310.788.9900
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5 Holly M. Simpkins, pro hac vice application

forthcoming
6 [email protected]
Lauren Watts Staniar, pro hac vice application
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[email protected]
8 PERKINS COIE LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
9 Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Telephone: 206.359.8000
10 Facsimile: 206.359.9000
11 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Twitch Interactive, Inc.
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13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
14 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
15 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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17 TWITCH INTERACTIVE, INC., a Case No. 19-3418

Delaware corporation,
18 COMPLAINT FOR:
Plaintiff,
19 (1) FEDERAL TRADEMARK
v. INFRINGEMENT (15 U.S.C. § 1114)
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JOHN AND JANE DOES 1–100, (3) TRESPASS TO CHATTELS
21 individuals, (4) FRAUD
22 Defendants. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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24 I. INTRODUCTION
25 1. Twitch Interactive, Inc. (“Twitch”) is one of the world’s leading services for
26 content creators to stream content as part of a social, interactive community. Each month,
27 millions of people come together to create their own entertainment: live, never-to-be repeated
28 experiences created by the magical interactions of the many. In 2018, users watched over 500
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1 billion minutes of content. Twitch’s success is due in part to the measures it has taken to create a
2 safe and accessible community for its millions of users.
3 2. The safety of Twitch’s community is its top priority. For this reason, Twitch
4 forbids obscene material as well as material depicting violence and threats. Its Terms of Service
5 prohibit users from creating, uploading, or streaming any content that is unlawful, defamatory,
6 obscene, pornographic, harassing, threatening, abusive, or otherwise objectionable. As expressed
7 in its Community Guidelines (“Guidelines”), Twitch does not tolerate harassing or dangerous
8 content, nudity and sexually explicit content or activities, or physical violence (including gore).
9 3. Beginning on or about May 25, 2019, Defendants flooded the Twitch.tv directory
10 for the game Artifact with dozens of videos that violated Twitch’s policies and terms. This
11 included, for example, a video of the March 2019 Christchurch mosque attack, hard core
12 pornography, copyrighted movies and television shows, and racist and misogynistic videos.
13 Defendants’ actions threatened and continue to threaten Twitch and the safety of the Twitch
14 community.
15 4. Twitch took down the posts and banned the offending accounts, but the offensive
16 video streams quickly reappeared using new accounts. It appears that Defendants use automated
17 methods to create accounts and disseminate offensive material as well as to thwart Twitch’s
18 safety mechanisms. Such methods are often referred to as “bots.”
19 5. Defendants also use bots to artificially increase the popularity of the streams
20 broadcasting the offensive conduct, making those streams more easily discoverable by users
21 browsing Twitch.
22 6. Defendants’ actions are ongoing and have harmed and continue to harm Twitch
23 and the Twitch community: Twitch users who inadvertently encountered Defendants’ streams
24 were understandably upset and on information and belief some users stopped or reduced their use
25 of the Twitch Services. Twitch has expended significant resources investigating and banning
26 Defendants. To protect the Twitch community, Twitch took the extremely disruptive step of
27 disabling streaming for all newly created accounts for almost two days before imposing two-
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1 factor authentication for certain accounts. In response, Defendants sought to evade these steps
2 using old accounts as well as accounts purchased from other users.
3 7. Twitch brings this action to end Defendants’ unlawful and highly offensive
4 activities, enforce the Terms (as defined in paragraph 24), and hold Defendants accountable.
5 II. JURISDICTION
6 8. This Court has federal question jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C.
7 §§ 1331 and 1338, because this action alleges violations of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1114).
8 9. This Court has supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining claims under
9 28 U.S.C. § 1367.
10 10. Venue is proper in this district under 28 U.S.C. § 1391 because a substantial part
11 of the events or omissions giving rise to the claims occurred in this district. Defendants have
12 repeatedly, knowingly, and intentionally accessed Twitch servers located in this district to
13 undertake their unlawful activities. While accessing Twitch servers, Defendants engaged in
14 systematic and continuous contacts with this district and targeted their wrongful acts at Twitch,
15 which is headquartered in this district.
16 III. INTRADISTRICT ASSIGNMENT

17 11. This is an intellectual property action to be assigned on a districtwide basis under
18 Civil Local Rule 3-2.
19 IV. THE PARTIES

20 12. Twitch is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in San
21 Francisco. Twitch operates the “Twitch Services,” which are the website available at
22 http://www.twitch.tv, and its network of websites, software applications, and any other products
23 or services offered by Twitch.
24 13. On information and belief, Doe 1 is a person or entity responsible in whole or in
25 part for the wrongful conduct alleged herein who has operated an account on the Twitch Services
26 under a pseudonym. His acts described in this Complaint were intentionally directed toward
27 Twitch within this judicial district, subjecting him to personal jurisdiction. Twitch will amend
28 this Complaint if and when the legal name of Doe 1 becomes known.
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1 14. Does 2–100 are persons or entities responsible in whole or in part for the
2 wrongdoing alleged herein (“Doe Defendants”) (together with Doe 1, the “Defendants”). Twitch
3 is informed and believes that each of the Defendants participated in, ratified, endorsed, or was
4 otherwise involved in the acts complained of, and have liability for such acts. The acts described
5 in this Complaint were intentionally directed toward Twitch within this judicial district,
6 subjecting the Doe Defendants to personal jurisdiction. Twitch will amend this Complaint if and
7 when the legal names of such persons or entities become known.
8 V. FACTS
9 A. Twitch
10 15. Twitch is a real-time streaming video service where community members gather to
11 watch, play, and chat about shared interests—predominantly video games, sports, and creative
12 arts. Twitch was founded in 2011 and has been an Amazon subsidiary since 2014.
13 16. On Twitch, streamers (those Twitch users who share live content on the service)
14 pursue their interests to engage and entertain their viewers. More than 3,000,000 unique
15 streamers per month stream via Twitch’s service. Streamers work extensively to create and foster
16 authentic, passionate, and loyal communities on Twitch. The Twitch Services enable streamers to
17 earn a livelihood by offering them ways to monetize their streaming.
18 17. Viewers from around the world who are fans of a particular video game, subject
19 area, or streamer use Twitch to find the content that interests them. Viewers use Twitch to find
20 and view interesting content and to interact with their favorite streamers.
21 18. “Popular” streamers—those with many people watching and following their
22 stream—are easier for viewers to find on Twitch. Viewers can also find streamers by searching
23 for “live” streams under a specific game directory.
24 19. Users who only watch streams may, but are not required to, create an account.
25 Streamers, however, must create an account.
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1 B. Twitch’s Trademarks
2 20. Twitch owns rights in the “GLITCH” trademark (U.S. Registration No.
3 5,769,921), pictured below, and the TWITCH mark (U.S. Registration Nos. 4,275,948, 5,769,920,
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11 21. Twitch has used these marks in commerce in connection with its goods and
12 services, including the Twitch Services, since at least as early as June 2012.
13 22. Since their first use, Twitch has invested substantial resources in marketing,
14 advertising, and distributing its goods and services, including the Twitch Services, under the
15 GLITCH and TWITCH marks.
16 23. Twitch has attained substantial goodwill and strong recognition in the GLITCH
17 and TWITCH marks and the marks have come to be exclusively associated with Twitch.
18 C. Twitch’s Terms and Guidelines
19 24. In order to create an account or otherwise use or access the Twitch Services or
20 utilize the Twitch developer platform, a prospective user must agree to be bound by, among other
21 things, Twitch’s Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, Twitch Developer Services
22 Agreement, and Trademark Guidelines (collectively, the “Terms”). Specifically, the Terms state:
23 “The Terms of Service apply whether you are a user that registers an account with the Twitch
24 Services or an unregistered user. You agree that by clicking “Sign Up” or otherwise registering,
25 downloading, accessing or using the Twitch Services, you are entering into a legally binding
26 agreement between you and Twitch regarding your use of the Twitch Services. You acknowledge
27 that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.”
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1 25. Twitch issues its users a limited, non-sublicensable license to access or use the
2 Twitch Services for personal or internal business use only, provided that the user agrees to the
3 Terms. “Any use of the Twitch Services or the Materials except as specifically authorized in
4 these Terms of Service, without the prior written permission of Twitch, is strictly prohibited and
5 may violate intellectual property rights or other laws.”
6 26. The Terms expressly prohibit anyone who accesses or uses the Twitch Services
7 from posting obscene, pornographic, violent, or otherwise harmful content. Specifically, the
8 Terms prohibit users from:
9 a. creating, uploading, transmitting, or distributing “any content that is inaccurate,
10 unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, invasive of privacy or
11 publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise
12 objectionable”;
13 b. interfering with or damaging “operation of the Twitch Services or any user’s
14 enjoyment of them, by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating
15 viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code”;
16 c. manipulating “identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content
17 transmitted through the Twitch Services”; or
18 d. using “the Twitch Services for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local,
19 state, national, or international law or regulation, including, without limitation,
20 laws governing intellectual property and other proprietary rights, data protection
21 and privacy.”
22 27. The Guidelines, as part of the Terms, govern activity on Twitch with the goal of
23 “provid[ing] the best shared social video experience created by our growing community where
24 creators and communities can interact safely.”
25 28. The Guidelines state that Twitch does not tolerate obscene or violent content of the
26 kind at issue here. Under the Guidelines,
27 a. “[n]udity and sexually explicit content or activities, such as pornography, sexual
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1 b. “[c]ontent that exclusively focuses on extreme or gratuitous gore and violence is
2 prohibited”; and
3 c. “any content or activity that attempts to intimidate, degrade, abuse, or bully others,
4 or creates a hostile environment for others . . . is prohibited.”
5 29. The Guidelines make clear that Twitch will punish offensive conduct: “To protect
6 the integrity of our community, as the provider of the service, we at Twitch reserve the right to
7 suspend any account at any time for any conduct that we determine to be inappropriate or
8 harmful. Such actions may include: removal of content, a strike on the account, and/or suspension
9 of account(s).”
10 30. The Terms also prohibit the use of automated programs such as bots to create
11 accounts or artificially inflate a channel’s viewer or follower statistics. They state that users shall
12 not: “access any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used
13 and/or licensed by Twitch, including but not limited to the Twitch Services, by means of any
14 robot, spider, scraper, crawler or other automated means for any purpose, or bypass any measures
15 Twitch may use to prevent or restrict access to any website, server, software application, or other
16 computer resource owned, used and/or licensed [to] Twitch, including but not limited to the
17 Twitch Services.”
18 31. Twitch’s efforts do not end with the posting of its Terms. Twitch employs a Trust
19 and Safety team that operates around the clock and around the globe to investigate and take action
20 in connection with violations of the Terms.
21 32. Twitch also invests in technologies and processes that address potential risks to
22 user safety, with the aim to create the best possible experience for streamers and their audiences.
23 For example, AutoMod, a Twitch proprietary tool, allows a streamer to automatically filter out
24 messages in chat that the streamer deems inappropriate or unwelcome. Twitch also offers tools
25 that streamers can deploy to block or ban users from their audience and report them to Twitch’s
26 safety operations team.
27 33. Twitch continuously works to improve its ability to detect and act upon violations
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1 D. Defendants’ Unlawful Activity
2 34. Beginning on or about May 25, 2019, Defendants co-opted the game directory for
3 Artifact to broadcast prohibited content, including hard-core pornography, racist and misogynistic
4 videos, copyrighted movies and television shows, and videos depicting violence, including videos
5 of the March 2019 Christchurch mosque attack.
6 35. Twitch took swift action against the accounts and users that posted these videos,
7 immediately and permanently suspending them consistent with the Terms.
8 36. However, despite Twitch’s best efforts, new streamers quickly appeared in the
9 Artifact game directory to re-post the same or similar offending videos. On information and
10 belief, Defendants used bots and other automated programs to quickly open new Twitch accounts
11 and continue streaming the offending videos as soon as Twitch shut down accounts.
12 37. On information and belief, Defendants formed a group to spread pornography and
13 other obscene, offensive and terrorist videos, or infringing content on Twitch. Defendants shared
14 methods to evade Twitch’s takedown measures, including code for bot programs.
15 38. Defendants used bots, software programs that send fake viewers to a streamer’s
16 channel, to artificially inflate the viewer statistics associated with the offending videos. As the
17 streamer’s viewer count increases, his or her stream becomes easier to find for Twitch viewers
18 seeking content. Defendants manipulated the viewer counts of their streams to promote their
19 prohibited channels.
20 39. Defendants coordinated with one another to quickly re-post the videos once
21 Twitch acted against them. Calling themselves “Artifact Streams,” Defendants used third-party
22 websites including, but not limited to, Google, Discord, and Weebly to communicate about the
23 attack on Twitch. When Google and Discord shut Defendants down, Defendants set up additional
24 Discord groups. Defendants finally moved to Weebly where they opened a chat room and
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13 This use is likely to cause confusion as to Twitch’s association or affiliation with Defendants.
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1 43. Twitch has not given Defendants permission to use the TWITCH mark in this way.
2 This use is likely to cause confusion as to Twitch’s association or affiliation with Defendants.
3 44. Defendants’ actions have harmed and continue to harm Twitch and its community.
4 45. Viewers seeking legitimate content on Twitch encountered Defendants’ streams
5 and were understandably upset. Many viewers Tweeted their reactions to Defendants’ streams.
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1 46. Twitch ultimately suspended streaming for all new Twitch accounts. This was a
2 bold but disruptive step that rippled across the Twitch community as legitimate streamers who
3 joined Twitch to share their original content were unable to stream.
4 47. Defendants then used old Twitch accounts to continue broadcasting the offending
5 videos. On information and belief, Defendants took even took extreme measures of purchasing
6 accounts from third-parties (in violation of the Terms).
7 48. To further curb Defendants’ attack, Twitch updated its software to require two-
8 factor authentication for any account that will be used to stream. Twitch lifted its temporary ban
9 on streaming from new accounts once it implemented two-factor authentication.
10 49. Twitch expended significant resources combatting Defendants’ attack. It shut
11 down a key part of its services (streaming for new accounts), responded to user comments and
12 concerns, changed its account process to include two-factor authentication, spent time and money
13 researching and taking technological action against Defendants, responded to press inquiries, and
14 hired legal counsel.
15 FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Federal Trademark Infringement
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17 50. Twitch realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations in the preceding
18 paragraphs as if fully set forth herein.
19 51. Twitch owns the GLITCH mark (U.S. Registration No. 5,769,921) and the
20 TWITCH mark (U.S. Registration Nos. 4,275,948, 5,769,920 and 5,503,626). Twitch uses these
21 marks in commerce in connection with, among other things, the provision of the Twitch Services.
22 Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
23 registrations for the GLITCH mark and the TWITCH mark.
24 52. As described above, Defendants use the GLITCH and TWITCH marks to advertise
25 and draw viewership to their Twitch.tv streams on which they feature prohibited content.
26 53. Defendants prominently feature the GLITCH mark on www.artifactstreams.com,
27 which Defendants use to promote their unlawful Twitch.tv. streams. Defendants prominently
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1 feature the TWITCH mark on a Twitter account, @TwitchToS, which they use to link to and
2 promote the prohibited content on Twitch.
3 54. Defendants’ use of the GLITCH and TWITCH marks constitutes a reproduction,
4 counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of registered marks for which the use, sale offering for
5 sale, and advertising of their Twitch.tv streams is likely to cause confusion or mistake or lead to
6 deception.
7 55. Defendants have used and continue to use the GLITCH and TWITCH marks
8 without Twitch’s authorization.
9 56. Defendants’ infringement of the GLITCH and TWITCH marks is willful.
10 57. As a consequence of Defendants’ unauthorized use of the GLITCH and TWITCH
11 marks, Twitch has been and will continue to be irreparably harmed unless enjoined by this Court.
12 Therefore, Twitch has no adequate remedy at law and is entitled to injunctive relief.
13 58. In addition to injunctive relief, Twitch is also entitled to compensatory damages,
14 lost profits, statutory damages, enhanced damages, and/or costs incurred in pursuing this action.
15 59. This is an exceptional case under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), entitling Twitch to recover
16 its attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with this action.
17 SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Breach of Contract
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21 61. Access to and use of the Twitch Services is governed by and subject to the Terms.
22 62. At all relevant times, Twitch prominently displayed and/or provided links to the
23 Terms. Twitch users are presented with and must affirmatively accept the Terms to register for a
24 Twitch account.
25 63. The Guidelines are incorporated into the Terms by reference. A violation of the
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1 64. The Terms are binding on Defendants. Each of the Defendants agreed to abide by
2 the Terms by creating a Twitch account, by using the Twitch Services, and/or by accessing the
3 Twitch Services to disseminate the offending videos.
4 65. On information and belief, Defendants regularly accessed the Twitch Services with
5 knowledge of the Terms and the prohibitions contained therein.
6 66. The Terms are valid, enforceable contracts between Twitch and each of the
7 Defendants.
8 67. Defendants have willfully, continuously, and materially breached the Terms by
9 engaging in the conduct described above by, for example, streaming prohibited content on
10 Twitch.tv, evading Twitch’s efforts to ban Defendants’ streams, and accessing the Twitch
11 Services with bots.
12 68. Defendants breached the Terms by, among other things,
13 a. streaming content on Twitch.tv that is prohibited by the Terms, including videos
14 depicting violence and gore (most notably, the Christchurch mosque attack), hard
15 core pornography, copyrighted movies and television shows, and videos depicting
16 racist and misogynistic imagery and messages;
17 b. manipulating their identifying information (including names and IP addresses) to
18 “disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through the Twitch Services”;
19 c. impairing, interfering with, disrupting, negatively affecting, and/or inhibiting other
20 users’ enjoyment of the Twitch Services by posting obscene, violent, and harassing
21 content in violation of the Terms; and/or
22 d. using bots to access the Twitch Services, tamper with (i.e., artificially inflate) their
23 live view statistics, and/or promote their nefarious content to unsuspecting Twitch
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25 69. Twitch has dutifully performed its obligations pursuant to the Terms.
26 70. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ material breaches of the Terms,
27 Twitch has been and will continue to be harmed, thereby entitling it to injunctive relief,
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1 Twitch is entitled to special damages in the amount of lost profits and other reasonably
2 foreseeable harms proximately caused by Defendants’ breach.
3 THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Trespass to Chattels
7 72. The Terms authorize Defendants to access the Twitch Services for a limited
8 purpose—to stream and watch legitimate content on Twitch.tv. The Terms do not permit
9 Defendants to access the Twitch Services to stream obscene, excessively violent, or pornographic
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11 73. Defendants intentionally and without authorization exceeded permissible access to
12 the Twitch Services by streaming unauthorized content on Twitch.tv.
13 74. Defendants intentionally and without authorization accessed the Twitch Services
14 with bots designed to artificially inflate the live view statistics associated with their accounts,
15 making it easier for Twitch viewers to find the offending streams.
16 75. Defendants’ intentional interference with Twitch’s possession of the Twitch
17 Services proximately caused Twitch injury.
18 76. Defendants’ unauthorized access to the Twitch Services impaired the condition,
19 quality, or value of the Twitch Services by degrading the quality of the content on Twitch, forcing
20 Twitch to suspend streaming for all new accounts, and exposing Twitch users to offensive and
21 unwanted content.
22 77. Twitch is entitled to all remedies available at law or equity, including injunctive
23 relief, compensatory damages, attorneys’ fees, and/or other equitable or monetary remedies.
24 FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF

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1 79. Beginning on or about May 25, 2019, Defendants registered Twitch accounts to
2 post obscene, violent, terrorist and pornographic content on Twitch in violation of the Terms.
3 80. Defendants had no intention of abiding by the Terms and made fraudulent
4 representations to the contrary to Twitch, knowing them to be false and with the intent of
5 defrauding Twitch. For instance, Defendants represented and agreed not to upload to the Twitch
6 Services “any content that is inaccurate, unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
7 invasive of privacy or publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, or
8 otherwise objectionable.”
9 81. Twitch immediately shut down the accounts Defendants used to stream the
10 obscene, violent, terrorist and pornographic content.
11 82. Knowing that Twitch had barred them from further accessing the Twitch Services,
12 Defendants created additional Twitch accounts; agreed to the Terms, thereby falsely representing
13 to Twitch that they would not post content that violated the Terms; and then violated their
14 promise by immediately posting obscene, violent, terrorist and pornographic videos.
15 83. On information and belief, Defendants misrepresented and concealed their
16 identities and other personally identifying information (such as IP addresses) to create accounts
17 on Twitch from which to disseminate the objectionable videos. Defendants likewise used Twitch
18 accounts belonging to third-parties to stream the prohibited content on Twitch.tv, further
19 misrepresenting to Twitch their identities and intent to use the Twitch Services.
20 84. Twitch justifiably relied on Defendants’ representations and granted Defendants
21 access to the Twitch Services.
22 85. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ conduct, Twitch suffered damage
23 to its goodwill and lost resources, such as money, technical capacity, and personnel, which
24 Twitch would not have been forced to expend but for Defendants’ fraud.
25 86. Twitch is entitled to all remedies available at law or equity, including injunctive
26 relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and/or other equitable or monetary remedies.
27 PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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1 1. That Defendants and their officers, agents, representatives, servants, employees,
2 successors and assigns, and all others in active concert or participation with Defendants be
3 preliminarily and permanently enjoined from:
4 a. Using or accessing the Twitch Services;
5 b. Posting content on the Twitch Services that is prohibited by the Terms,
6 including violent, pornographic, or offensive content.
7 c. Creating, writing, developing (either directly or indirectly) any robot,
8 crawler, spider, or other software that interacts, either directly or indirectly,
9 with the Twitch Services;
10 d. Using the GLITCH or TWITCH marks in any way; or
11 e. Assisting any individual or company in engaging in the conduct described
12 in 1(a)-(d) above.
13 2. An award to Twitch of restitution and damages, including, but not limited to,
14 enhanced, liquidated, compensatory, special, statutory and punitive damages, and all other
15 damages permitted by law.
16 3. An award to Twitch of its costs incurred in this suit, including, but not limited to,
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18 4. Such other relief as this Court deems just and proper.
19 DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL
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Katherine M. Dugdale, Bar No. 168014
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Holly M. Simpkins (pro hac vice
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Exhibit A
Reg. No. 5,769,921 Twitch Interactive, Inc. (DELAWARE CORPORATION)

350 Bush Street, 2nd Floor
Registered Jun. 04, 2019 San Francisco, CALIFORNIA 94104
CLASS 9: Computer software for broadcasting, transmitting, receiving, accessing, viewing,

Int. Cl.: 9, 35, 41, 42 uploading, downloading, sharing, integrating, displaying, formatting, organizing, storing,
transferring and streaming of data, text, games, game content, digital media, images, music,
Service Mark audio, video, and animations; application programming interface (API) software for
broadcasting, transmitting, receiving, accessing, viewing, uploading, downloading, sharing,
Trademark integrating, displaying, formatting, organizing, storing, transferring and streaming of data,
text, games, game content, digital media, images, music, audio, video, and animations;
Principal Register computer software for messaging, chat and social networking; computer software for
displaying and sharing emoticons; software for purchasing and subscribing to digital media
content; computer software development tools; software for developing and publishing
applications for interactive streaming; software that enables users to designate specific
content for future viewing; game software; computer game software; electronic game
software; video game software; computer software for management and storage of digital
media; computer software for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; audio
recordings featuring music; software that allows gamers to live broadcast their games from a
gaming console, or to watch games being played by others
FIRST USE 7-25-2012; IN COMMERCE 7-25-2012
CLASS 35: Advertising and marketing; promoting the goods and services of others; retail
store services featuring clothing; promotional sponsorship of games, gamers, and gaming
events; providing a searchable website, portal, forum, application, and database where
advertisers, marketers, and content providers can reach, engage, and interact with online users
for the purposes of promotion or advertising; promoting the goods and services of others
through placing advertising in conjunction with gaming; design of advertisements and
advertising material for others
CLASS 41: Entertainment services, namely, providing online games; entertainment services,
namely, providing online videos featuring games being played by others; entertainment
services, namely, live performances by musical groups; entertainment services, namely, live
performances by video game players; entertainment services, namely, providing a web site
where users can access and view gaming-related information, music, videos, and animation;
providing information and news relating to gaming and music; blogs featuring articles on
gaming and gaming-related activities; arranging and conducting competitions for video game
players; entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable prerecorded music,
information in the field of music, and commentary and articles about music, all via a global
computer network; providing online non-downloadable videos featuring music; live music
concerts; entertainment services, namely, organizing and producing gaming and music events;
organizing, conducting and operating video game tournaments; organization of gaming
competitions, namely, organizing electronic, computer and video game competitions;
providing online news, information and commentary in the fields of e-sports, video gaming,
video games and video game players; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line video
games via social networks; providing enhancements within online video games, namely,
enhanced levels of game play; entertainment services, namely, providing virtual environments
in which users can interact through social games for recreational purposes; entertainment
services, namely, providing virtual environments in which users can interact for recreational,
leisure, or entertainment purposes; organizing educational and entertainment conferences for
software developers in the field of software development and gaming; organizing conferences
in the field of gaming, video gaming and digital content; education and training services in
the field of software development; providing online publications in the nature of journals,
blogs and articles in the field of e-sports, video gaming, video games and video game players;
providing an online website portal for consumers to play on-line computer games and
electronic games and share game enhancements and game strategies; arranging of contests
and sweepstakes; providing information, news and commentary in the field of gaming and
entertainment; providing an Internet website portal featuring content in the field of video
games and video game players
CLASS 42: Electronic storage of electronic media, namely, images, text, video, and audio
data; software as a service services (SAAS), and providing temporary use of online non-
downloadable software featuring software for broadcasting, transmitting, receiving,
accessing, viewing, uploading, downloading, sharing, integrating, displaying, formatting,
organizing, storing, transferring and streaming of data, text, games, game content, digital
media, images, music, audio, video and animations; software as a service services (SAAS),
and providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software featuring software for
messaging, chat and social networking; software as a service services (SAAS), and providing
temporary use of online non-downloadable software featuring software for displaying and
sharing emoticons; software as a service services (SAAS), and providing temporary use of
online non-downloadable software featuring software for purchasing and subscribing to
digital media content; software as a service services (SAAS), and providing temporary use of
online non-downloadable software featuring software for software development; software as a
service services (SAAS), and providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software
featuring software for developing and publishing applications for interactive streaming;
software as a service services (SAAS), and providing temporary use of online non-
downloadable software featuring software to enable users to designate specific content for
future viewing; software as a service services (SAAS), and providing temporary use of online
non-downloadable software featuring software for management and electronic storage of
digital media; software as a service services (SAAS), and providing temporary use of online
non-downloadable software featuring software for accessing, browsing and searching online
databases; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for gaming
purposes; providing temporary use of non-downloadable game software; platform as a service
(PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for gaming; Application service provider
(ASP), namely, hosting computer software applications of others; hosting of third party
digital content in the nature of videos, audio, music, text, data, images, software, applications,
and other electronic works on the Internet; hosting of digital content on the Internet; software
as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for facilitating audio, video and digital
content creation, subscription services and one-time purchases; creating an online community
for computer users to participate in discussions, obtain feedback, form virtual communities,
and engage in social networking; providing temporary use of non-downloadable analytics
software, namely, software that provides statistics about the behavior of viewers of online
advertising, videos, movies, music, pictures, images, text, photos, games, and other content;
software as a service that allows gamers to watch games being played by others
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The mark consists of a stylized comment bubble.
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225 Bush Street
CLASS 38: Streaming of digital media content on the Internet; streaming of games on the
Int. Cl.: 38, 45 Internet; streaming of audio, video and audiovisual material on the Internet; video on demand
transmission services; providing user access to digital data and content in a data network;
Service Mark providing a website for live streaming gaming content, music, audio, video and animations;
providing access to game-related information, audio, music, video and animation via
Principal Register websites; online forums for transmission of messages among computer users ; providing
internet chat rooms; audio broadcasting; video broadcasting; electronic mail and messaging
services; communications services, namely, transmission of voice, audio, visual images and
data by telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, the Internet,
information services networks and data networks; broadcasting and webcasting services;
music and movie streaming and broadcasting services; transmission of news
CLASS 45: Online social networking services; online social networking services, namely,
facilitating social introductions or interactions among individuals; social networking services
in the fields of entertainment, gaming and application development; providing information
about social networks where users participate in online gaming, online video games and
online video gaming applications; providing an Internet website portal for engaging in social
networking; providing information, news, commentary in the field of social networking
THE MARK CONSISTS OF STANDARD CHARACTERS WITHOUT CLAIM TO ANY

PARTICULAR FONT STYLE, SIZE OR COLOR
OWNER OF U.S. REG. NO. 4275948, 4087877, 4230874
SER. NO. 86-983,872, FILED 12-18-2014


225 Bush Street
CLASS 9: Computer software for broadcasting, transmitting, receiving, accessing, viewing,

Int. Cl.: 9, 35, 41, 42 uploading, downloading, sharing, integrating, displaying, formatting, organizing, storing,
transferring and streaming of data, text, games, game content, digital media, images, music,
Service Mark audio, video, and animations; application programming interface (API) software for
broadcasting, transmitting, receiving, accessing, viewing, uploading, downloading, sharing,
Trademark integrating, displaying, formatting, organizing, storing, transferring and streaming of data,
text, games, game content, digital media, images, music, audio, video, and animations;
Principal Register computer software for messaging, chat and social networking; computer software for
displaying and sharing emoticons; software for purchasing and subscribing to digital media
content; computer software development tools; software for developing and publishing
applications for interactive streaming; software that enables users to designate specific
content for future viewing; game software; computer game software; electronic game
software; video game software; computer software for management and storage of digital
media; computer software for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; audio
recordings featuring music; software that allows gamers to live broadcast their games from a
gaming console, or to watch games being played by others
CLASS 35: Advertising and marketing; promoting the goods and services of others; retail
store services featuring clothing; promotional sponsorship of games, gamers, and gaming
events; providing a searchable website, portal, forum, application, and database where
advertisers, marketers, and content providers can reach, engage, and interact with online users
for the purposes of promotion or advertising; promoting the goods and services of others
through placing advertising in conjunction with gaming; design of advertisements and
advertising material for others
CLASS 41: Entertainment services, namely, providing online games; entertainment services,
namely, providing online videos featuring games being played by others; entertainment
services, namely, live performances by musical groups; entertainment services, namely, live
performances by video game players; entertainment services, namely, providing a web site
where users can access and view gaming-related information, music, videos, and animation;
providing information and news relating to gaming and music; blogs featuring articles on
gaming and gaming-related activities; arranging and conducting competitions for video game
players; entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable prerecorded music,
information in the field of music, and commentary and articles about music, all via a global
computer network; providing online non-downloadable videos featuring music; live music
concerts; entertainment services, namely, organizing and producing gaming and music events;
organizing, conducting and operating video game tournaments; organization of gaming
competitions, namely, organizing electronic, computer and video game competitions;
providing online news, information and commentary in the fields of e-sports, video gaming,
video games and video game players; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line video
games via social networks; providing enhancements within online video games, namely,
enhanced levels of game play; providing virtual environments in which users can interact
through social games for recreational purposes; providing virtual environments in which users
can interact for recreational, leisure, or entertainment purposes; organizing educational and
entertainment conferences for software developers in the field of software development and
gaming; organizing conferences in the field of gaming, video gaming and digital content;
education and training services in the field of software development; providing online
publications in the nature of journals, blogs and articles in the field of e-sports, video gaming,
video games and video game players; arranging of contests and sweepstakes; providing
information, news and commentary in the field of gaming and entertainment; providing an
online website portal for consumers to play on-line computer games and electronic games and
share game enhancements and game strategies; providing an Internet website portal featuring
content in the field of video games and video game players
CLASS 42: Storage of electronic media, namely, images, text, video, and audio data;
providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service
featuring software for broadcasting, transmitting, receiving, accessing, viewing, uploading,
downloading, sharing, integrating, displaying, formatting, organizing, storing, transferring
and streaming of data, text, games, game content, digital media, images, music, audio, video
and animations; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software
as a service featuring software for messaging, chat and social networking; providing
temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service featuring
software for displaying and sharing emoticons; providing temporary use of online non-
downloadable software and software as a service featuring software for purchasing and
subscribing to digital media content; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable
software and software as a service featuring software for software development; providing
software for developing and publishing applications for interactive streaming; providing
software to enable users to designate specific content for future viewing; providing temporary
use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service featuring software for
management and storage of digital media; providing temporary use of online non-
downloadable software and software as a service featuring software for accessing, browsing
and searching online databases; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer
software for gaming purposes; providing temporary use of non-downloadable game software;
platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms for gaming; Application
service provider (ASP), namely, hosting computer software applications of others; hosting of
third party digital content in the nature of videos, audio, music, text, data, images, software,
applications, and other electronic works on the Internet; hosting of digital content on the
Internet; Software as a Service (SAAS) featuring software for facilitating audio, video and
digital content creation, subscription services and one-time purchases; creating an online
community for computer users to participate in discussions, obtain feedback, form virtual
communities, and engage in social networking; providing temporary use of non-
downloadable analytics software, namely, software that provides statistics about the behavior
of viewers of online advertising, videos, movies, music, pictures, images, text, photos, games,
and other content; software as a service that allows gamers to watch games being played by
others
THE MARK CONSISTS OF STANDARD CHARACTERS WITHOUT CLAIM TO ANY

PARTICULAR FONT STYLE, SIZE OR COLOR
OWNER OF U.S. REG. NO. 4230874, 4087877, 4275948
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SER. NO. 86-485,231, FILED 12-18-2014
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CIVIL COVER SHEET
JS-CAND 44 (Rev. 06/17)
The JS-CAND 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law,
except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved in its original form by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the Clerk of
Court to initiate the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
Twitch Interactive, Inc. John and Jane Does 1-100
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff San Francisco, CA County of Residence of First Listed Defendant Unknown
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
Katherine M. Dugdale, Perkins Coie LLP, 1888 Century Park E., Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067, 310.788.9900
Attorneys (If Known)
Holly M. Simpkins, Perkins Coie LLP, 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, WA 98101, 206.359.8000 Unknown
Lauren Watts Staniar, Perkins Coie LLP, 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, WA 98101, 206.359.8000
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff
(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendant)
PTF DEF PTF DEF
1 U.S. Government Plaintiff 3 Federal Question Citizen of This State 1 1 Incorporated or Principal Place 4 4
(U.S. Government Not a Party)
of Business In This State
Citizen of Another State 2 2 Incorporated and Principal Place 5 5
2 U.S. Government Defendant 4 Diversity of Business In Another State
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)
Citizen or Subject of a 3 3 Foreign Nation 6 6
Foreign Country
IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an “X” in One Box Only)

CONTRACT TORTS FORFEITURE/PENALTY BANKRUPTCY OTHER STATUTES
110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL INJURY 625 Drug Related Seizure of 422 Appeal 28 USC § 158 375 False Claims Act
120 Marine Property 21 USC § 881 423 Withdrawal 28 USC 376 Qui Tam (31 USC
310 Airplane 365 Personal Injury – Product
130 Miller Act Liability 690 Other § 157 § 3729(a))
315 Airplane Product Liability
140 Negotiable Instrument 367 Health Care/ LABOR PROPERTY RIGHTS 400 State Reapportionment
320 Assault, Libel & Slander
150 Recovery of Pharmaceutical Personal 410 Antitrust
330 Federal Employers’ 710 Fair Labor Standards Act 820 Copyrights
Overpayment Of Injury Product Liability 430 Banks and Banking
Liability 720 Labor/Management 830 Patent
Veteran’s Benefits 368 Asbestos Personal Injury 450 Commerce
340 Marine Relations 835 PatentņAbbreviated New
151 Medicare Act Product Liability
345 Marine Product Liability 740 Railway Labor Act Drug Application 460 Deportation
152 Recovery of Defaulted PERSONAL PROPERTY 470 Racketeer Influenced &
350 Motor Vehicle 751 Family and Medical 840 Trademark
Student Loans (Excludes 370 Other Fraud Corrupt Organizations
355 Motor Vehicle Product Leave Act
Veterans) 371 Truth in Lending SOCIAL SECURITY 480 Consumer Credit
Liability 790 Other Labor Litigation
153 Recovery of 380 Other Personal Property 861 HIA (1395ff)
360 Other Personal Injury 791 Employee Retirement 490 Cable/Sat TV
Overpayment Damage Income Security Act 862 Black Lung (923) 850 Securities/Commodities/
of Veteran’s Benefits 362 Personal Injury -Medical
Malpractice 385 Property Damage Product 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) Exchange
160 Stockholders’ Suits Liability IMMIGRATION
864 SSID Title XVI 890 Other Statutory Actions
190 Other Contract 462 Naturalization
CIVIL RIGHTS PRISONER PETITIONS 865 RSI (405(g)) 891 Agricultural Acts
195 Contract Product Liability Application
440 Other Civil Rights HABEAS CORPUS FEDERAL TAX SUITS 893 Environmental Matters
196 Franchise 465 Other Immigration
441 Voting 463 Alien Detainee Actions 895 Freedom of Information
870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or
REAL PROPERTY 442 Employment Defendant)
Act
510 Motions to Vacate
210 Land Condemnation 443 Housing/ Sentence 896 Arbitration
871 IRS–Third Party 26 USC
220 Foreclosure Accommodations 530 General § 7609 899 Administrative Procedure
445 Amer. w/Disabilities– Act/Review or Appeal of
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment 535 Death Penalty
Employment Agency Decision
240 Torts to Land OTHER 950 Constitutionality of State
245 Tort Product Liability 446 Amer. w/Disabilities–Other
540 Mandamus & Other Statutes
290 All Other Real Property 448 Education
550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition
560 Civil Detainee–
Conditions of
Confinement
V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)

1 Original 2 Removed from 3 Remanded from 4 Reinstated or 5 Transferred from 6 Multidistrict 8 Multidistrict
Proceeding State Court Appellate Court Reopened Another District (specify) Litigation–Transfer Litigation–Direct File
VI. CAUSE OF Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
15 U.S.C. 1114
ACTION
Brief description of cause:
Unauthorized use of trademarks, breach of contract, trespass to chattels, common law fraud
VII. REQUESTED IN CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION DEMAND $ CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
COMPLAINT: UNDER RULE 23, Fed. R. Civ. P. JURY DEMAND: Yes No
VIII. RELATED CASE(S), JUDGE DOCKET NUMBER

IF ANY (See instructions):
IX. DIVISIONAL ASSIGNMENT (Civil Local Rule 3-2)
(Place an “X” in One Box Only) SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND SAN JOSE EUREKA-MCKINLEYVILLE
DATE 06/14/2019 SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD /s/ Katherine M. Dugdale

JS-CAND 44 (rev. 07/16) Case 3:19-cv-03418-WHO Document 1-2 Filed 06/14/19 Page 2 of 2
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET FORM JS-CAND 44
Authority For Civil Cover Sheet. The JS-CAND 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and
service of pleading or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved in its original form by the Judicial
Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the Clerk of Court to initiate the civil docket sheet. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is
submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil complaint filed. The attorney filing a case should complete the form as follows:
I. a) Plaintiffs-Defendants. Enter names (last, first, middle initial) of plaintiff and defendant. If the plaintiff or defendant is a government agency, use
only the full name or standard abbreviations. If the plaintiff or defendant is an official within a government agency, identify first the agency and
then the official, giving both name and title.
b) County of Residence. For each civil case filed, except U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county where the first listed plaintiff resides at the
time of filing. In U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county in which the first listed defendant resides at the time of filing. (NOTE: In land
condemnation cases, the county of residence of the “defendant” is the location of the tract of land involved.)
c) Attorneys. Enter the firm name, address, telephone number, and attorney of record. If there are several attorneys, list them on an attachment, noting
in this section “(see attachment).”
II. Jurisdiction. The basis of jurisdiction is set forth under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a), which requires that jurisdictions be shown in
pleadings. Place an “X” in one of the boxes. If there is more than one basis of jurisdiction, precedence is given in the order shown below.
(1) United States plaintiff. Jurisdiction based on 28 USC §§ 1345 and 1348. Suits by agencies and officers of the United States are included here.
(2) United States defendant. When the plaintiff is suing the United States, its officers or agencies, place an “X” in this box.
(3) Federal question. This refers to suits under 28 USC § 1331, where jurisdiction arises under the Constitution of the United States, an amendment
to the Constitution, an act of Congress or a treaty of the United States. In cases where the U.S. is a party, the U.S. plaintiff or defendant code
takes precedence, and box 1 or 2 should be marked.
(4) Diversity of citizenship. This refers to suits under 28 USC § 1332, where parties are citizens of different states. When Box 4 is checked, the
citizenship of the different parties must be checked. (See Section III below; NOTE: federal question actions take precedence over diversity
cases.)
III. Residence (citizenship) of Principal Parties. This section of the JS-CAND 44 is to be completed if diversity of citizenship was indicated above.
Mark this section for each principal party.
IV. Nature of Suit. Place an “X” in the appropriate box. If the nature of suit cannot be determined, be sure the cause of action, in Section VI below, is
sufficient to enable the deputy clerk or the statistical clerk(s) in the Administrative Office to determine the nature of suit. If the cause fits more than
one nature of suit, select the most definitive.
V. Origin. Place an “X” in one of the six boxes.
(1) Original Proceedings. Cases originating in the United States district courts.
(2) Removed from State Court. Proceedings initiated in state courts may be removed to the district courts under Title 28 USC § 1441. When the
petition for removal is granted, check this box.
(3) Remanded from Appellate Court. Check this box for cases remanded to the district court for further action. Use the date of remand as the filing
date.
(4) Reinstated or Reopened. Check this box for cases reinstated or reopened in the district court. Use the reopening date as the filing date.
(5) Transferred from Another District. For cases transferred under Title 28 USC § 1404(a). Do not use this for within district transfers or
multidistrict litigation transfers.
(6) Multidistrict Litigation Transfer. Check this box when a multidistrict case is transferred into the district under authority of Title 28 USC
§ 1407. When this box is checked, do not check (5) above.
(8) Multidistrict Litigation Direct File. Check this box when a multidistrict litigation case is filed in the same district as the Master MDL docket.
Please note that there is no Origin Code 7. Origin Code 7 was used for historical records and is no longer relevant due to changes in statute.
VI. Cause of Action. Report the civil statute directly related to the cause of action and give a brief description of the cause. Do not cite jurisdictional
statutes unless diversity. Example: U.S. Civil Statute: 47 USC § 553. Brief Description: Unauthorized reception of cable service.
VII. Requested in Complaint. Class Action. Place an “X” in this box if you are filing a class action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.
Demand. In this space enter the actual dollar amount being demanded or indicate other demand, such as a preliminary injunction.
Jury Demand. Check the appropriate box to indicate whether or not a jury is being demanded.
VIII. Related Cases. This section of the JS-CAND 44 is used to identify related pending cases, if any. If there are related pending cases, insert the docket
numbers and the corresponding judge names for such cases.
IX. Divisional Assignment. If the Nature of Suit is under Property Rights or Prisoner Petitions or the matter is a Securities Class Action, leave this
section blank. For all other cases, identify the divisional venue according to Civil Local Rule 3-2: “the county in which a substantial part of the
events or omissions which give rise to the claim occurred or in which a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is situated.”
Date and Attorney Signature. Date and sign the civil cover sheet.

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Case 3:19-cv-03418-WHO Document 1 Filed 06/14/19 Page 1 of 18

1 Katherine M. Dugdale, Bar No. 168014

5 Holly M. Simpkins, pro hac vice application

11 Attorneys for Plaintiff

13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

14 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

15 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

17 TWITCH INTERACTIVE, INC., a Case No. 19-3418

22 Defendants. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

2 safe and accessible community for its millions of users.

6 obscene, pornographic, harassing, threatening, abusive, or otherwise objectionable. As expressed

18 safety mechanisms. Such methods are often referred to as “bots.”

2 using old accounts as well as accounts purchased from other users.

15 which is headquartered in this district.

16 III. INTRADISTRICT ASSIGNMENT

18 Civil Local Rule 3-2.

19 IV. THE PARTIES

23 or services offered by Twitch.

24 13. On information and belief, Doe 1 is a person or entity responsible in whole or in

7 when the legal names of such persons or entities become known.

17 earn a livelihood by offering them ways to monetize their streaming.

23 for “live” streams under a specific game directory.

25 Streamers, however, must create an account.

15 GLITCH and TWITCH marks.

21 things, Twitch’s Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, Twitch Developer Services

5 may violate intellectual property rights or other laws.”

8 Terms prohibit users from:

9 a. creating, uploading, transmitting, or distributing “any content that is inaccurate,

10 unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, invasive of privacy or

11 publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise

13 b. interfering with or damaging “operation of the Twitch Services or any user’s

14 enjoyment of them, by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating

15 viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code”;

16 c. manipulating “identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content

17 transmitted through the Twitch Services”; or

19 state, national, or international law or regulation, including, without limitation,

24 creators and communities can interact safely.”

26 kind at issue here. Under the Guidelines,

27 a. “[n]udity and sexually explicit content or activities, such as pornography, sexual

28 acts or intercourse, and sexual services, are prohibited”;

1 b. “[c]ontent that exclusively focuses on extreme or gratuitous gore and violence is

4 or creates a hostile environment for others . . . is prohibited.”

20 in connection with violations of the Terms.

26 safety operations team.

28 of the Terms and is continuing to invest in technologies to support this effort.

1 D. Defendants’ Unlawful Activity

5 of the March 2019 Christchurch mosque attack.

7 immediately and permanently suspending them consistent with the Terms.

25 displayed pornographic videos. Weebly ultimately took down the page.

20 www.artifactstreams.com. The Artifact Streams website prominently displays the GLITCH

21 mark, as shown below.

14 42. Linked to the Artifact Streams website is a Twitter page,

4 45. Viewers seeking legitimate content on Twitch encountered Defendants’ streams

6 The following are a few examples.

3 joined Twitch to share their original content were unable to stream.