Providence Publications, LLC v. Hub International Insurance Services, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PROVIDENCE PUBLICATIONS, LLC, a No. 1:24-cv-00109-KES-BAM California limited liability company, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION TO DISMISS 14 HUB INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE (Doc. 23) SERVICES, INC., a California corporation d/b/a HUB INTERNATIONAL FRESNO, 16 Defendant.

18 Plaintiff Providence Publications, LLC (“Providence”), brings this action against defendant Hub International Insurance Services, Inc. (“Hub”), alleging willful infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. Doc. 22 (“FAC”). In a prior order, the court dismissed Providence’s first complaint because the complaint alleged Hub had a subscription to receive Providence’s copyrighted publications but did not sufficiently allege that Hub’s further copying of the publications exceeded the scope of that license. See Doc. 21 (“Order”) at 5–7. Hub now moves to dismiss the FAC, asserting that Providence has failed to sufficiently show that Hub…