STREAMCAST NETWORKS HIRES RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP

For Immediate Release: June 24, 2002

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Intellectual Property Specialists to Defend Company
Against Media Industry Lawsuit

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Franklin, TN. June 24, 2002-- StreamCast Networks, provider of digital communications solutions and products, today announced that it had hired Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, an international law firm known for its prosecution and defense of intellectual property rights. StreamCast Networks is a defendant in a copyright lawsuit filed by 29 major entertainment companies. The company has created software which allows users to share digital files over the Internet.

“We are excited to have Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP representing us in this case,” said Matthew Adams, Vice President of Business Affairs for StreamCast Networks. “Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison is a law firm known not only for its representation working with technology companies, but also for its strong litigation reputation. Brobeck is a top tier law firm that we believe will be an essential element in the success of the case.”

Brobeck has more than 90 intellectual property attorneys, two-thirds of which have advanced degrees in technical fields. Recognizing the important synergies between intellectual property law, litigation and anti-trust law, Brobeck has built a diverse litigation IP team to serve technology companies, Fortune 500 corporations, and established businesses. Brobeck has a highly regarded litigation practice that is known for trying complicated, high profile lawsuits. Brobeck has tapped Charles S. Baker, a partner in its general litigation group, to team-up with John M. Benassi, an IP litigator, to lead the defense team of litigators, computer scientists and computer engineers in its defense of StreamCast Networks. These two litigators combined have over forty years of litigation experience.

“The plaintiffs have brought the full weight of their legal operations to bear on technology companies like StreamCast. We believe that it is essential that consumers, content creators, content holders and technology companies come together and find common ground in this battle of technology vs. content,” said Steve Griffin, CEO of StreamCast Networks. “We are confident in our case and in being judged by a jury of our peers. We are not going to abandon this trial or our consumers.”

Previously, Streamcast had retained Palo Alto-based Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. WSG&R filed an application to withdraw as lead counsel from the case in late May.

About StreamCast Networks, Inc.
StreamCast Networks, Inc., creators of the Morpheus software product, is a digital communications solutions provider that is revolutionizing Internet digital media distribution and communications via a unique software-driven solution that enables users to communicate directly with one another more efficiently on an unprecedented scale. StreamCast Networks is backed by Timberline Venture Partners, the independently managed Northwest affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as well as angel investors. StreamCast Networks, Inc. operates the MusicCity.com website, which distributes the Morpheus software product. StreamCast Networks is based in Franklin, TN with offices in Phoenix, AZ. For more information about StreamCast and its flagship product Morpheus, please visit streamcastnetworks.com.

About Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is a leading international law firm, with 700 attorneys in 14 offices, including Austin, Dallas, Denver, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Reston, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as well as joint venture Brobeck Hale and Dorr offices in London and Oxford, England and Munich, Germany. The firm's principal service areas - Business & Technology; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Litigation; Business Litigation; Labor & Employment; Commerce & Finance; Real Estate; Insurance Coverage; International, Federal & State Tax; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits - provide clients with a full range of legal services. For more information on Brobeck, visit www.brobeck.com.

 

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