RITA COYLE DEMEULES - FatWallet

Fatwallet, Inc.
c/o Timothy C. Storm, President
11704 Main Street
Roscoe, IL 61073
November 14,2003
RITA COYLE DEMEULES
(6 1 2) 349-85 14
Via Facsimile & US. Mail
& Via E-Mail (to timO,fatwallet.com)
Re: Best Buy, Co., Inc. & Copyright Content: Notice under 17 U.S.C. 4 5 12 (h)
Our File No. 01 1082-1586
Dear Mr. Storm:
This firm represents Best BUY Enterprise Services, Inc. (“Best Buy”) with respect to certain
intellectual property matters. Best Buy is the owner by assignment of certain copyrights,
including copyrights in and to the protectable material associated with Best Buy’s sales, the
items for sale, and the sales prices.
Today, Best Buy has learned that despite its advance notice to Fatwallet, you have allowed the
posting of confidential and proprietary material regarding Best Buy’s sales for November 28,
2003. Best Buy has a good faith belief that the material posted on your site is protected by
copyright law, as well as a number of other laws. I have attached here a listing of messages that
include Best Buy’s material protected by copyright and other laws. This letter is to advise
Fatwallet that Best Buy objects to the posting of these materials, as doing so violates Best Buy’s
copyrights, and potentially other rights.
More specifically and pursuant to 17 U.S.C. tj 512(c), Fatwallet is notified that postings
regarding Best Buy’s sales on November 28, 2003 include content that is alleged to infringe
upon Best BUY’S copyrights. Best BLIY has a good faith belief that the posting, publication, and
dissemination of the material on or in these posts infringes upon Best Buy’s copyrights, and is
not authorized by Best Buy. Further, the information in this notice is accurate, and under penalty
2800 LASALLE PLAZA
800 LASALLE AVENUE
MINNEAPOLIS. MN 55402 -2015
TEL: 612-349-8500 FAX 61; !-339 -4181
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Fatwallet, Inc.
Timothy Storm
November 14,2003
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of perjury, I and this firm are authorized to act on Best Buy’s behalf with respect to the copyright
infringement that is the subject of this notice. Please contact me at the following address, phone
number, or e-mail if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Rita Coyle DeMeules
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP
2800 LaSalle Plaza
800 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 349-8500
rcdemeules@,rkmc. com
Thank you for your assistance in this matter. We look forward to hearing from you as to
questions you may have, or as to the steps that are taken in response to this notification.
RCD/ms
Enclosures
Very truly yours,
c: BestBuy Enterprise Services, Inc. (w/encs., via facsimile)
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.

In Re Petition of Best Buy Enterprise Services,
Inc. for Issuance of a Subpoena Pursuant to 17
U.S.C. Section 512 (h)
PLACE OF TESTIMONY
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
SUBPOENA IN A CIVIL ACTION
CIVIL CASE NUMBER:
TO: Fatwallet, Inc., c/o Timothy Storm, President, 11704 Main Street, Roscoe, IL 61073
COURTROOM
DATE AND TIME
PLACE OF DEPOSlTlON DATE AND TIME
YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce and permit inspection and copying of the following documents or objects at
the place, date, and tiine specified below (list documents or objects):
PLACE
See Attachecl Exhibit A
I
DATE AND TIME
Tuesday, November 18,2003 at 9:00 a.m.
YOU ARE COMMANDED to perniit inspection of the following premises at the date and time specified below.
P R EiM IS ES DATE AND TIME
IbSL'IYCi Of;IlCEI< SIGNATURE AND TITLE (INDICA1.E IF ATTOIWEY FOR PLAIKTIFF OR DEFESDANT)
RICHARD I). SLmEN
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(See Rule 45, Fcdcral Kulcs of'Ci\.iI Procedure Parts C & D on Reverse)
DATE
November 14,2003

AG SY (Rev 11/01) (Subiiueila iii a Civil Case)
SERVED
DATE PLACE
PROOF OF SERVICE
SERVED ON (PRINT NAME) MANNER OF SERVICE
SERVED BY (PRINT NAME) TITLE
DECLARATION OF SERVER
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing
information contained in the Proof of Service is true and correct.
Executed on
Rule 45, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Parts C & D:
(c) PROTECTION OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO SUBPOENAS.
(1) A party or an attorney responsible for the issuance and service of a
subpoena shall take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or
expense on a person subject to that subpoena. The court on behalf of which the
subpoena was issued shall enforce this duty and impose upon the party or
attorney in breach of this duty an appropriate sanction, which may include, but
is not limited to. lost earnings and a reasonable attorney's fee.
(2)(A) A person commanded to produce and permit inspection and
copying of designated books, papers, documents or tangible things, or inspection
of premises need not appear in person at the place of production or inspection
unless commanded to appear for deposition, hearing or trial.
(6) Subject to paragraph (d)(2) of this rule, a person commanded
to produce and permit inspection and copying may, within 14 days after service
of Ihe subpoena or before the time specified for compliance if such time is less
than 14 days after service. serve upon the party or attorney designated in the
subpoena written objection to inspection or copying of any or all of the
designaled materials or of the premises If objection is made, the party serving
the subpoena shall not be entitled to inspect and copy the materials or inspect
the premises except pursuant to an order of the court by which the subpoena
was issued. If objection has been made, the party serving the subpoena may,
upon notice lo the person commanded to produce, move at any time for an order
to compel Ihe production. Such an order to compel production shall protect any
person who is not a party or an officer of a party from significant expense
resulting from Ihe inspection and copying commanded.
(,3)(A)On timely motion. the court by which a subpoena was issued
shall quash or modify the SubDoena if it
(i) fails to show reasonable time for compliance;
(ii) requires a person who is not a party or an officer of a party to
travel to a place more than 100 miles from the place where that person
resides. is employed or regularly transacts business in person. except that.
SIGNATURE OF SERVER
ADDRESSOFSERVER
subject to the provisions of clause (c)(3)(E)(iii) of this rule, such a person
may in order to attend trial be commanded to travel from any such place
within the state in which the trial is held, or
(iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter and
no exception or waiver applies, or
(iv) subjects a person to undue burden.
(E) If a subpoena
(d)
(i) requires disclosure of a trade secret or other confidential
research, development, or commercial information, or
(ii) requires disclosure of an unretained expert's opinion or
information not describing specific events or occurrences in dispute and
resulting from the expert's study made not at the request of any party, or
(iii) requires a person who is not a party or an officer of a party to
incur substantial expense to travel more than 100 miles to attend trial. the
court may, to protect a person subject to or affected by the subpoena,
quash or modify the subpoena or, if the party in whose behalf the subpoena
is issued shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot
be otherwise met without undue hardship and assures that the person lo
whom the subpoena is addressed will be reasonably compensated, the
court may order appearance or production only upon specified conditions
DUTIES IN RESPONDING TO SUBPOENA.
(SCC Rule 45, Fedcral Rules of Civil Procedure Parts C B D on Reiersc)
(1) A person responding to a subpoena to produce documenls shall
produce them as they are kepl in the usual course of business or shall organize
and label them to correspond with the categories in the demand
(2) When information subject to a subpoena is withheld on a claim that
it is privileged or subject to protection as trial preparation materials. the claim
shall be made expressly and shall be supported by a description of the naiure of
the documenls. communications, or things not produced that is sufficient to
enable the demanding party to contest the claim

EXHIBIT A TO SUBPOENA
1. Produce pursuant to the subpoena documents sufficient to identify any persons
who posted messages identifying or discussing the items to be offered for sale, or
the prices of the items to be offered for sale, by Best Buy on November 28, 2003.
Such postings are identified in the listing attached to a letter dated November 14,
2003 and sent to your attention.
2. The documents requested in this subpoena may be produced in paper or electronic
fonn, and shall be produced at 9:00 a.m. on November 18,2003 at:
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP
2800 LaSalle Plaza
800 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402