UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Morrow, J.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS COUN- . TERCOMPLAINT
UMG Recordings, Inc., Capital Records, LLC, Universal Music Corp. (the “record company plaintiffs”), Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal-Polygram International Publishing, Inc., Universal-Polygram International Tunes, Inc., Universal Music-MGA NA, LLC, Universal Music-Tunes, LLC, and Rondor Music International, Inc., (the “music composer plaintiffs”) (collectively, “plaintiffs”) filed this action against Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. (“Global Eagle”), d/b/a Inflight Productions, Inflight Entertainment Alliance, and IFP, Inflight Productions USA Inc./AAEC Inc., for itself and d/b/a Inflight Productions, Inflight Entertainment Alliance, and IFP, Inflight Productions Ltd., (collectively, “Inflight”), and certain fictitious defendants on May 5, 2014. 1 The complaint pleads claims for infringement of sound recordings and musical compositions under the Copyright Act of 1976,17 U.S.C, § 101 et seq.; state law copyright infringement under California Civil Code § 980(a)(2); violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law.(“UCL”), California Business & Professions Code § 17200; and common law unfair competition.