Epidemic Sound, AB v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 EPIDEMIC SOUND, AB, Case No. 22-cv-04223-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
v. 8 Re: Dkt. No. 29 META PLATFORMS, INC., Defendant.
11 Epidemic Sound (“Plaintiff”) brings this lawsuit for copyright infringement against Meta Platforms (“Defendant”). (Dkt. No. 1.) Defendant moves to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Dkt. No. 29.) In the alternative, Defendant moves for a more definite statement under Rule 12(e). (Id.) After carefully considering the briefing submitted, the Court concludes oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), vacates the hearing scheduled for December 1, 2022, GRANTS the request for judicial notice, and DENIES Defendant’s motion. The complaint provides “fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests,” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (cleaned up), and Plaintiff pleads “factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable…