Lepetyuk
Viral DRM LLC v. Lepetyuk
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VIRAL DRM LLC, Case No. 3:24-cv-00746-JSC
Plaintiff, ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR ALERNATIVE SERVICE
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 12 YAROSLAV LEPETYUK, Defendant.
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. 12.) 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 Yaroslav Lepetyuk operates the YouTube Channel OPEN YOUR EYES. (Dkt. No. 1 at ¶…