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HALLAM & HOCHBERG, LLP

WlLLIAJvl I. HOCHBERG (SBN 150265)
DANIEL MATUSOV (SBN 286347)
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Bonnie Schiffman
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT C<DURT
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CE\'TRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION
BONNIE SCHIFFMA't\, an individual.
Plaintiff,
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vs.
ROD STEWART, an individual; STEWART
ANNOYANCES, LTD., a California
corporation; THE STIEFEL OFFICE,
LIMITED., a California corporation;
ANSCHUTZ E:-JTERTAINlviENT GROUP. I
INC., a Colorado corporation dba AEG LIVE:
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; and
DOES 1 through2:5'; inclusive,
to
Defendants.
PlaintiffBoilllie Schiffman alleges:
FOR COPYRIGHT
INFRINGE!vfENT
[DEMAND\ FOR JURY TRIAL]
NATURE OF THE ACTIOl\
L "Rod's Back" is a tagline referring to a comeback tour by famous singer Rod Stewan and
also to Plaintiffs iconic image of the back of Stewmi's head with lhe unmistakable bouffant hair
style. Plaintiff created the image and it was licensed non-exclusijly for a greatest hits album in
1989. Then in 2013, Stewart and his handlers offered the photogrlpher $1 ,500 to re-use the image
on a billboard. Plaintiff turned down the offer. Rather than findink a new image, Defendants simply
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