Shubstorsky

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VIRAL DRM, LLC, Case No. 3:24-cv-00733-JSC Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE

SERVICE

ANTON SHUBSTORSKY, Re: Dkt. No. 13 Defendant. 11 12 Plaintiff Viral DRM LLC syndicates and licenses video content of extreme weather events from around the world. Defendant, a citizen of Ukraine, allegedly downloaded and copied Plaintiff’s copyrighted materials from YouTube, and then re-uploaded infringing versions of Plaintiff’s copyrighted media content to his YouTube channel(s). Plaintiff seeks leave to serve Defendant via email and posting on a designated website. (Dkt. No. 13.) After carefully considering Plaintiff’s motion and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE the motion for alternative service. BACKGROUND Viral DRM alleges Anton Shubstorsky operates the YouTube Channel WAHR. (Dkt. No. 1 at ¶…