Schneider

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIA SCHNEIDER, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04423-JD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS

v.

YOUTUBE, LLC, et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiffs Maria Schneider, Uniglobe Entertainment, and AST Publishing allege that defendants YouTube and Google (together, YouTube) facilitate copyright infringement through the use of a two-tiered copyright enforcement system. In plaintiffs’ view, YouTube provides “powerful copyright owners,” such as major studios and recording companies, with access to Content ID, a copyright management tool that allows owners to block uploads of infringing works, monetize infringement, and track viewership statistics of infringing works. Dkt. No. 99 ¶¶ 1-2 (amended complaint). “Ordinary owners” such as plaintiffs are denied access to Content ID, which is said to make it impossible for them to police their copyrights, resulting in widespread piracy and infringement that they cannot meaningfully address. Id. YouTube asks to dismiss the amended…