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The Ruling on Courtney Love vs. David Grohl—The Injunction

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    IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING
    COURTNEY LOVE COBAIN, et al.,

    Plaintiffs,

    vs.

    DAVID GROHL. et al.,

    Defendants.
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    No. 01-2-13059-5 SEA

    ORDER GRANTING IN PART
    PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR
    PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

    This matter came before the Court on June 6, 2001, on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Based on the briefing and arguments referenced in this Court's Memorandum Ruling issued herein this day, and on the Findings and Conclusions contained therein, now therefore

    IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that:

    1. Plaintiffs' Motion is GRANTED IN PART, as follows;

    2. Plaintiffs Love and Cobain, and defendants Grohl, Novoselic and Nirvana, L.L.C., and Universal Music Group, Inc., together with the officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys of each, and the subsidiaries, successors, assigns and affiliates of each, and all other persons and entities in active concert and participation with any of the above-named persons and entities who receive actual notice of this Order, are enjoined from destroying, degrading, altering, modifying, adding to or subtracting from any of the recordings of Kurt Cobain or Nirvana until further order of this Court;

    3. Defendants Grohl, Novoselic and Nirvana, L.L.C. are specifically prohibited from releasing to defendants Geffen/Universal or any other person or entity, and from otherwise publishing, the song "You Know You're Right" without either the written consent of plaintiffs or further Court Order;

    4. Plaintiffs shall file a bond in the sum of $100,000 for the payment of such costs and damages as may be incurred or suffered by any party who is found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained;

    5. This Order takes effect immediately and shall remain in effect until modified, amended or vacated by further Order of this Court, provided that, if the foregoing bond is not posted by noon on Friday, June 15, 2001, this Court may upon Motion of any party dissolve this Order.

    IT IS SO ORDERED this 11th day of June, 2001.

     
    Judge Robert H. Alsdorf
    KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT


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