Kardashian

Kardashian v. Hurley CA2/8

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 22, 2015B255440California3,395 words

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West and Kardashian are well-known personalities in the entertainment industry. Among other things, West is a musician and Kardashian stars in a television program called Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Their relationship has been extensively chronicled by the press. West proposed to Kardashian at AT&T Park in San Francisco on October 21, 2013, during her birthday party. Hurley was one of several dozen guests in attendance. Although he was not personally invited, Hurley was admitted as the guest of someone who was invited. Hurley cofounded Youtube and is currently the CEO of AVOS Systems, Inc., dba MixBit (MixBit). MixBit is a collaborative video application that allows people to download videos taken on their phones, edit them, and splice them. Hurley videotaped the event on his phone and downloaded a two and one-half minute edited video to MixBit the day after the event. At approximately 6:00 p.m. on October 22, 2013, Hurley sent a congratulatory tweet to Respondents which included a link to his video on MixBit. Hurley’s video garnered considerable attention from the media and the public. The video remained on MixBit until November 11, 2013, when it was taken down…

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