Robinson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AARON ROBINSON, Case No. 5:24-cv-06501-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

DISMISS

ALEX BINELLO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 19 Defendants.

Plaintiff Aaron Robinson brings this copyright infringement action against defendant Roblox for allegedly allowing game designer Alex Binello to upload Robinson’s work without his knowledge or permission to the Roblox platform, where users listened to and downloaded it. Roblox moves to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). Roblox also requests judicial notice or incorporation by reference of several pages on the Roblox website. For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion to dismiss as to the contributory copyright infringement claim, denies it as to the direct and vicarious copyright infringement claims, and grants in part the request for judicial notice and incorporation by reference. BACKGROUND …