[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST SIGMUND KOZIERACHI

RENÉE MARIE BUMB, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment Against Sigmund Kozierachi ("Motion"). Having considered the Motion, being otherwise duly advised in the premises, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby

FINDS:

1. The address of Plaintiff is:

2. The name and address of Defendant is:

3. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this case and the parties.

4. Venue is proper in this District.

5. The Amended Complaint states claims for direct copyright infringement, in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 106, and contributory copyright infringement upon which relief may be granted against Defendant.

6. Defendant has failed to plead or otherwise defend against Plaintiffs Amended Complaint in this action.

7. Default was entered as to Defendant on April 4, 2017.

8. Defendant is not a minor, incompetent person or in active military service.

9. By reason of default, Defendant has admitted the truth of the allegations in Plaintiffs Amended Complaint.

10. Under Count I of the Amended Complaint, Defendant is hereby found liable to Plaintiff for willfully committing direct copyright infringement.

11. Defendant will continue to cause Plaintiff irreparable injury. Specifically, there is an existing threat of continued violations of Plaintiffs exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, perform and display the 16 copyrighted works listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Works") through Defendant's use of the BitTorrent protocol to upload and download the Works between and among peel' users without authorization from Plaintiff.

12. There will be no injury to Defendant caused by entry of a permanent injunction requiring Defendant to cease infringing Plaintiffs Works.

13. Entry of a permanent injunction against Defendant is in the public interest because it "preserv[es] the integrity of copyright laws which encourage individual effort and creativity by granting valuable enforceable rights." DSC Communications Corp. v. DGI Technologies, 898 F.Supp. 1183, 1196 (N.D. Tex. 1995).

14. In accordance with Rule 65(d), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Default Judgment shall be binding upon Defendant and all other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant who receive actual notice of this Default Judgment.

15. Plaintiff has submitted a Declaration demonstrating that Plaintiff expended a total of $1,647.00 in attorneys' fees and costs, which amount this Court finds reasonable.

Based on the foregoing findings, it is:

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant Sigmund Kozierachi:

(a) shall pay to Plaintiff the sum of $12,000.00 in statutory damages, as authorized under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(1), and $1,647.00 for attorneys' fees and costs, as authorized under 17 U.S.C. § 505, making a total of $13,647.00, for which let execution issue forthwith:

(b) shall pay to Plaintiff post-judgment interest at the current legal rate allowed and accruing under 28 U.S.C. § 1961 as of the date of this Default Judgment until the date of its satisfaction;

(c) be and hereby is enjoined from directly, contributorily or indirectly infringing Plaintiffs rights under federal or state law in the Works, including, without limitation, by using the internet, BitTorrent or any other online media distribution system to reproduce (e.g., download) or distribute the Works, or to make the Works available for distribution to the public, except pursuant to a lawful license or with the express authority or Plaintiff.

(d) Be and is hereby ordered to destroy all copies of Plaintiffs works that the Defendant Sigmund Kozierachi has downloaded onto any computer hard drive or server without Plaintiffs authorization, and shall destroy all copies of the Works transferred onto any physical medium or device in Defendant Sigmund Kozierachi's possession, custody, or control.

(e) The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this action for six months or until the judgment is satisfied to entertain such further proceedings supplementary and to enter such further orders as may be necessary or appropriate to implement and enforce the provisions of this Default Judgment.

DONE AND ORDERED.