Syl Johnson v. UMG Recordings, Inc.
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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 SYL JOHNSON, Case No. 2:19-cv-02364-ODW (SSx) Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING, IN PART,
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DENYING IN PART, DEFENDANT’S
14 UMG RECORDINGS, INC., MOTION TO DISMISS [14] Defendant. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Syl Johnson (“Johnson”) brings several claims against Defendant 20 UMG Recordings, Inc. (“UMG”) involving copyright infringement. Plaintiff claims 21 Defendant UMG reproduced, distributed, and licensed a sampled portion of Plaintiff’s 22 music. (See Compl. ¶¶1, ECF No. 1.) Defendant moves to dismiss on the following grounds: (1) Plaintiff’s claims are 24 barred by the statute of limitations; and (2) Defendant’s alleged copying is not 25 actionable. (See generally Mot. to Dismiss Compl. (“Mot.”), ECF No. 14.)1 26
28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection to the instant Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. For the reasons that…