Streamcast Networks, Inc. v. Skype Technologies, S.A.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION #1 OF DEFENDANTS NIELAS ZENNST-ROM, SHARMAN NETWORKS, LTD., KEVIN BERMEISTER, BRILLIANT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC., JOLTID LTD., JOLTID OU, LA CALIOTE, B.V., AND INDIGO INVESTMENTS, B.V. TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

This matter is before the Court on Defendants Niklas Zennstrom, Sharman Networks, Ltd., Kevin Bermeister, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc., Joltid Ltd., Joltid OU, La Galiote, B.V., and Indigo Investments, B.V.’s Motion (# 1) to Dismiss Plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint (docket no. 155), filed on December 4, 2006. The Court has read and considered the moving, opposition and reply documents submitted in connection with the Motion. The Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Accordingly, the hearing set for January 22, 2007 is removed from the Court’s calendar. For the reasons and in the manner set forth below, Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED, with prejudice.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, StreamCast Networks, Inc. (“StreamCast”) seeks relief for injuries ansing out of Defendants’ purported orchestration of “an elaborate over-seas…