FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 05/09/2011
FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 05/09/2011
FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 05/09/2011
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terminated it.<br />
112. The Agreement is a valid and binding contract, and Ms. Carter has not validly<br />
113. Under the Agreement, Ms. Carter agreed not to participate in any video game<br />
except Starpower: Beyoncé for a period of eighteen months after the release of that game or any<br />
sequel, “[p]rovided that the Game has been commercially released in the United States on or<br />
prior to December 31, <strong>2011</strong>.”<br />
114. By repudiating the Agreement, Ms. Carter has prevented Gate Five from<br />
releasing Starpower: Beyoncé or any sequels; absent Ms. Carter’s wrongful abandonment of the<br />
Agreement, Starpower: Beyoncé would have been released worldwide on or prior to December<br />
31, <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
115. On information and belief, Ms. Carter is using, or permitting a third party to use,<br />
her name and likeness in a video game other than Starpower: Beyoncé, in breach of the<br />
Agreement.<br />
116. Gate Five is entitled to an injunction prohibiting Ms. Carter from permitting her<br />
name and likeness to be used in violation of the Agreement.<br />
WHEREFORE, plaintiff Gate Five respectfully requests that the Court enter judgment in<br />
its favor and grant the following relief:<br />
(a) On its first cause of action, an order awarding damages in an amount to be<br />
determined at trial, plus statutory interest;<br />
(b) On its second cause of action, an order awarding damages in an amount to be<br />
determined at trial, plus statutory interest;<br />
(c) On its third cause of action, an order enjoining Ms. Carter and BI from associating<br />
with any other video game; and<br />
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