Arclight Films International Pty Ltd. v. Netflix Global, LLC

I. INTRODUCTION

On July 21, 2020, plaintiff Arclight Films International (“Arclight”) brought this action in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against defendants Netflix, Inc., Netflix Global, LLC (together, “Netflix”), Animal Crackers Movie LTD (“Animal Crackers”), and Does through 25. Dkt. 1- (“Compl.”). In the complaint, Arclight alleged claims for breach of contract and declaratory relief. Id. 20-28. Arclight concurrently filed an ex parte application requesting a temporary restraining order to enjoin the distribution of the motion picture. Dkt. 1-6 (“TRO”). The Superior Court denied the ex parte application for a temporary restraining order on July 24, 2020. Dkt. 1-8. Arclight thereafter filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on September 28, 2020, which added defendant MayDay Movie Productions, LLC (“MayDay”). Dkt. 1-10. The FAC alleges claims for: (1) breach of contract against defendants Animal Crackers and MayDay; (2) copyright infringement pursuant to the Copyright Act of 1976, see 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seg. (“Copyright Act’), against Netflix and MayDay; (3) intentional interference …