Schneider
Schneider v. YouTube, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIA SCHNEIDER, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04423-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE COUNTERCLAIMS
v.
YOUTUBE, LLC, et al., Defendants.
12 Counterclaim defendant Pirate Monitor Ltd. (PML) was once a plaintiff in this case, but dismissed all of its claims against defendants YouTube and Google (YouTube) with prejudice. See Dkt. Nos. 1, 66. YouTube filed counterclaims against PML, Pirate Monitor LLC, and Gabor Csupo for breach of contract, fraud, and violation of 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Dkt. No. 160. PML and Csupo ask for summary judgment on the counterclaims. Dkt. No. 260. The case is on the eve of a jury trial. This order is based on the Court’s review of the summary judgment motion, and the parties’ pretrial filings. I. PIRATE MONITOR LLC Counterdefendants say that Pirate Monitor LLC does not exist, which YouTube now acknowledges. See Dkt. No. 295-1 at 4. Pirate Monitor LLC is dismissed as a party in all respects.…