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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 />

PC Law # 15232 35

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