LA Gem and Jewelry Design, Inc. v. Groupon, Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

19 Plaintiff LA Gem and Jewelry Design, Inc. (“LA Gem”) filed a copyright 20 infringement suit against Groupon, Inc., Groupon Goods, Inc. (collectively, 21 “Groupon”) and several jewelry businesses. Pending before the Court is LA Gem’s 22 Motion for Summary Judgment. (Mot. for Summ. J. (“Mot.”), ECF No. 120.) For 23 the following reasons, the Court GRANTS in part DENIES in part LA Gem’s 24 Motion. 25 26

28 1 After considering the papers filed in connection with these motions, the Court deemed this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. BACKGROUND On January 3, 2019, LA Gem filed its initial Complaint against Defendants 3 alleging direct, contributory, and vicarious copyright infringement against all 4 Defendants. (Compl. ¶¶ 70–82, ECF No. 1.) Since then, LA Gem has settled its 5 claims with all Defendants except Golden Moon Inc. (“Golden Moon”), David Khafif, 6 and Groupon. (See Order of Partial Dismissal, ECF No. 46; Order Granting 7 Dismissal, ECF No. 115; Order Granting Dismissal, ECF No. 116.) …