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COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIASIXTH APPELLATE DISTRI cr

F I EJAt-J 1 2004

Cnurt ~f Appeal. Sixth App. Dist.

Appeal from the Superior Court of the State of CaliforniaCounty of Santa Clara, Honorable William J. Elfving, Presiding JudgeCaseNo.1-99-CV-786804

DVD COpy CONTROL ASSOCIATION'SNOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL FOR MOOTNESSWEn...GOTSHAL& MANGESUPJARED B. BOBROW(BarNo. 133712)CHRISTOPHER . COX(BarNo. 151650)KIMBERLY A. SCHMITT(Bar No. 203600)201 Redwood ShoresParkwayRedwood Shores,California 94065Telephone: (650) 802-3000Facsimile: (650) 802-3100

~ GOTSHAL& MANGES LLPROBERTG. SUGARMAN.GREGORYS. COLEMAN..767 Fifth AvenueNew Yark, New Yark 101S3Telephone: 212) 310-8000Facsimile: (212) 310-8007

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Pursuant o California Ru1es f Court 41, DVD Copy ControlAssociation, nc. ("DVD CCA") hereby espectfully equestshat his Court ssuean order dismissing as moot the appealnow pending in the above-captionedmatter(the "Appeal").

The Appeal was brought by Bunner to contest an order grantingin part DVD CCA 5 request or a preliminary njunctionagainstBunnerandothers;

PJaintiffDVD CCA hasnow voluntarily dismissedhe.complaint n the superiorcourt, herebyextinguishinghe preliminary njunction;

The ssuebefore his Court whether he preliminary njunction3.was correctly issued - is therefore moot.

WHEREFORE,DVD CCA hereby equestshat this Court ssueanorderdismissingas moot the appeal urrentlypendingbefore t in this matter.Dated: January21,2004. .WEn..,GOTSHAL& MANGES LPSilicon Valley Office201 Redwood ShoresParkwayRedwood Shores,CA 94065Tel~hone: (650) 802-3000FacsImile: (650) 802-3100IT IS SO ORDERED

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Appellate CaseNo.: 8021153COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIAslXm APPELLATE DISTRICT

DVD COpy CONTROLASSOCIATION, INC.,PlaiDtiffs- Respo n den t,

v.ANDREW BUNNER

Defendant-Appellant.Appeal from the Superior Court of the State of CaliforniaCounty of Santa Clara, Honorable William J. Elfving, Presiding JudgeCaseNo. CV-786804

MEMORANDUM OF POINfS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OFDVD COpy CONTROL ASSOCIATION'S MOTION TO DISMISSAPPEAL AS MOOTWE~ GOTSHAL& MANORS LLPROBERTG. SUGARMAN.GREGORYS. COLEMAN..BETH L. LEMBERGER..767 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10153Telephone: 212) 310-8000Facsimile: (212)310--8007

WEn..,GOTSHAL & MANGESUPJARED B. BOBROW(BarNo. 133712)CHR.ISTOPHER. COX(BarNo. 151650)KIMBERLY A. SCHMI1T(Bar No. 203600)201 Redwood ShoresParkwayRedwood Shores, California 94065TelephoD~: (650) 802-3000Facsimile: (650) 802-3100

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Pursuant o Rule 41 of the California Rules of Court, DVD CopyControl Association, nc. ("DVD CCA ) by and hrough he undersigned ounselherebysubmits his Memorandum f PointsandAuthorities n Supportof itsMotion to Dismiss he Appeal n the above-captioned atterasmoot.

I. The Appeal Should Be DismissedAs Moot

them as moot when he underlyingsuperior ourt action s resolvedor dismissed)

Creek Care Center. 108 CaJ.App.4th 13. 133 CaJ.Rptr.2d (5th Dist. 2003);People v. Aurelio R, 167 Cal.App.3d 52,212 Cal.Rptr. 868 (2nd Dist. 1985).1

The appealnow before his Court wasbroughtby Bunner o contestthe ssuance f a preliminary njunctionby the SuperiorCourt or SantaClaraCounty n the, nderlyingaction. DVD CCA hasnow voluntarily dismissedhat

moot.The dismissalof moot appealsestson the bedrock egal principle

that courts should not render advisory opinionsJbut only opinions on actualcontroversies ripe for adjudication. Coleman v. Department of Personnel

1~ ~ In Re Rav GordonDavenDorl40 F 3d 298, 299-300 9th Cir. 1994);US. v.Ford, 650 F.2d 1141) 1142-43 (9d1Cir. 1981).

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Administration, (1991) 52 Cat.3d 1102, 1126,278 Cal.Rptr. 346; Lynch v.Superior Court (1970) 1 Cat.3d 910, 912.83 Cal.Rptr. 670; Donato v. Board ofBarber Examiners, 56 CaI.App.2d 916,133 P 2d 490 (2nd Dist. 1943); As stAtedby the court in Donato: '7he task entrustedo us s to decidecases;he renditionof opinions s but an ncident o the perfonnance f that ask."

On rare occasionsappellate courts retain and decide appeals hat aremoot, but only "where he ssues re mportantandof continuing nterest." SeeBurch v. George,7 Cal.4th246,253 n.4 (1994),866P.2d 92,96 n.4(dealingaddressing whether state will and trust rules were preempted by ederal ERISAlaws),.Jasperson v. Jesstca'sNail Clinic, 216 Cal.App.3d 1099,265 Cal.Rptr. 30(dealingwith d1e alidity of AIDS anti-discrimination tatutes); erondev. TheRegents Of The University Of California, 28 Cat.3d 875,625 P.2d 220, 172CaJ.Rptr. 77 (1981) dealingwith affinnative action n collegeadmissions).Thatis not the casehere. The ssueso be resolvedon this appealdealwith theparticular acts of this particularcase-- i) whether h~ degree f publicdissemination of the uade secretswhich are the subject of the injunction issuedbelow had extinguishedheir radesecret tatus; ii) whether he efforts of theplaintiff in this case o preservehe secrecy f the tradesecretswere adequate; nd(Iii) whether his defendant new or had eason o know that he tradesecrets epublishedwere obtainedby impropermeans.These ssues renot "important andof continuing interest." .Moreover, this case s only at the preliminary injunction

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stage. As a resu1the record.necessarily.s not aswell developed swould be arecordafter discoveryanda trial on the merits. This court shouldnot be reviewingthis caseon the basis of a less d1an ully developed ecord. Finally> in most of thecases n which the courts have rendereddecisions despite he mootnessof thematter, it bas been at the request of both parties to the litigation. Obviously, that isnot the casehere.

ll. ConclusionFor all the foregoing reasons, t is respectfully submitted that this

appealshouldbe dismissed.Dated: anuary21,2004

WElL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLPSilicon Valley Office201 Redwood ShoresParkwayRedwood Shores.CA 94065Telephone:By:CHRISTOPHER..ROBERTG. SUGARMANGEOFFREYD. BERMANWBll.., GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP767 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10153

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on (dste):on (date):

: I8. (1) l'~J WIU'I rejucice (2) GJ WlI1outprejudceb. (1) Cj:J COmplaint (2) 0 Petili>n(3) [~~I Cross-compialntiled by (name):(4) 1_,_1 ro68-complaintfiled y (n8me):(5) L,.' JEntire ction f all patties ndall causes f a~n(6) [-" ] Other (Speclfy):-

Date: January 21, 2004Christocher J. Cox. Es'l. .(TIPE OR PR8ft ~ a:- l:.xJA~ D PMTYwmiOur A11'OIfEV) Attorneyor partywitIOutattorney or: DVD CopyAssn. Inc.

[iJ Plaintiff/Pelitioner D Oefendant/Re&pondent0 Cross-complalnant.If dielnl8s8l ~818d is of cpccWied paIb ~Iy. of lpedlled ~ of~n ally. of 8ped11ed ~ ~Iy. 10 ... end ~the pa.-os. ~SM of 8dXJn. r 0tas8.a...~-~ to b8 ~

2. TO THE CLERK~~8-8bove disnissalls herebygiven...Date: ~('\'YP! ~ ~HT NAMEOf' L~ TTONtEY oPARTY WITHOUT ATT~.. If . ~;1IIInt - or ~ (F.~1y Law) ~ .."...,.r~8f - Is 011 ... tie ~ far" ~ C~)mwt IigrI ~ ~ It ~r8d by CCId8 t a:vI PIOC8d... ec8on581(i) fXO)

Attorney or party without attorney for:C-:JPlaintiff/PetitionerCJ Cross-complainant 0 Defendant/Respondent

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8.(/j 8. Attorneyor party withoutattomeynoOOedn (date):IAN . 1 '004b. Atklmey or party withoutattorneynot rX>tified. iUn~r>I~ III~ ~ ~id!..r :J copy to confOrn1 r~ means o ,..um conformed opy :~rOIrI .VI'" &ecutjveJAM . 1 004 Clerk. y Omcer/CJerkDate:FCJ1T\~ by1M~~~~~9IaW)CS)~.~1. 18871..~ FOIm ~EQUEST FOR DISMISSAL

4.r - JDismissalenteredon (date): as to only (name):5. r' ".1 ismissalnot entered as requested or the ollowing easons specify):