Viral DRM LLC v. Francisco Morante Fuentes
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 VIRAL DRM LLC, Case No. 3:23-cv-05045-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. REGARDING VIRAL DRM’S
STANDING
FRANCISCO MORANTE FUENTES,
Defendant.
11 Plaintiff Viral DRM LLC brings copyright infringement claims against Defendant Francisco Morante Fuentes alleging he downloaded and copied Viral DRM’s copyrighted materials from YouTube, and then re-uploaded infringing versions of its copyrighted media content to his YouTube channel Fulltops. This is one of several related copyright infringement actions. See Case Nos. 23-4300, 23-5594, 23-5977, 23-6261, 23-6598, 24-731, 24-733, 24-739, 24-746, 24-747. After Defendant failed to respond to the Amended Complaint, Viral DRM moved for entry of default, which the Clerk granted, and now moves for entry of default judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 60, 64.1) At the hearing on Viral DRM’s motion for default judgment, the Court raised an issue regarding Viral DRM’s standing to bring the copyright…