Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. VidAngel, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Birotte, J.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Disney Enterprises, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (“Plaintiffs”) Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (“Mot.” Dkt. No. 26-1.) Plaintiffs seek to enjoin Defendant VidAngel Inc. (“VidAngel”) from [1] violating Plaintiffs’ rights pursuant to § 1201(a) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 1201 (a), by circumventing technological measures that effectively control access to Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works on DVDs and Blu-ray discs; and [2] infringing by any means, directly or indirectly, Plaintiffs’ exclusive rights under § 106 of the Copyright Act, id. § 106, including by reproducing or publicly performing Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works.
Plaintiffs bring this motion on the grounds that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims and that they will suffer irreparable harm, absent an injunction. Plaintiffs contend that the balance of equities tips decidedly in their favor, and an injunction is in the public interest. Furthermore, Plaintiffs contend that VidAngel’s defenses to…