George Gutenberg v. Move, Inc.

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 GEORGE GUTENBERG, Case No. 2:21-cv-02382-ODW (AFMx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. 14 M OVE, INC., DISMISS [23]

15 Defendant.

16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff George Gutenberg brings a copyright infringement claim against 19 Defendant Move Inc. Gutenberg claims Move displayed Gutenberg’s photographs on 20 the website Realtor.com beyond the term of Move’s express license. (See Compl. 21 ¶ 38, ECF No. 1.) Move now moves to dismiss Gutenberg’s Complaint on the 22 grounds that Move’s use of the Gutenberg’s photographs is not actionable. (See 23 generally Mot. to Dismiss (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 23.) For the reasons that 24 follow, the Court GRANTS Move’s Motion to Dismiss.1 25 26

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. …