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ALS Scan, Inc. v. Cloudflare, Inc. et al

MEMORANDUM in Opposition to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case Pursuant to Rule 12

38 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 263,589 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

  2. Starr v. Baca

    652 F.3d 1202 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 5,493 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a series of investigative reports documenting systemic deficiencies in a jail put the defendant-supervisor on notice of the risk of the harm that befell the plaintiff

  3. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.

    545 U.S. 913 (2005)   Cited 802 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright ... is liable”

  4. Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

    539 U.S. 23 (2003)   Cited 755 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal trademark law helps assure the mark holder that it "will reap the financial, reputation-related rewards associated with a desirable product" rather than an imitator (quoting Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Prods. Co. , 514 U.S. 159, 163–164, 115 S.Ct. 1300, 131 L.Ed.2d 248 (1995) )

  5. Inwood Laboratories v. Ives Laboratories

    456 U.S. 844 (1982)   Cited 1,281 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that secondary liability for trademark infringement arises when a manufacturer or distributor intentionally induces another to infringe

  6. Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

    464 U.S. 417 (1984)   Cited 984 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Holding identical copying of videotapes under unique circumstances of case “[did] not have its ordinary effect of militating against a finding of fair use”

  7. Alliance v. Ray

    699 F.3d 1053 (9th Cir. 2012)   Cited 562 times
    Holding that university must consistently apply policies designed to establish an area as a non-public forum

  8. A M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.

    239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 750 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Napster could not invoke § 1008 as a defense to copyright infringement claims because its technology did not fit within the AHRA’s definitions

  9. Ellison v. Robertson

    357 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2004)   Cited 664 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the district court erred in concluding on summary judgment that [the ISP] satisfied the requirements of § 512" because the record showed that the ISP "allowed notices of potential copyright infringement to fall into a vacuum and to go unheeded," indicating it "had not reasonably implemented its policy against repeat infringers"

  10. Lockheed Martin. v. Network Solutions

    194 F.3d 980 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 639 times
    Holding that the court must consider “the extent of control exercised by the defendant over the third party's means of infringement”

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 357,835 times   950 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 15   Cited 93,795 times   92 Legal Analyses
    Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

  13. Rule 201 - Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts

    Fed. R. Evid. 201   Cited 29,431 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding "[n]ormally, in deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, courts must limit their inquiry to the facts stated in the complaint and the documents either attached to or incorporated in the complaint. However, courts may also consider matters of which they may take judicial notice."

  14. Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden

    15 U.S.C. § 1125   Cited 15,651 times   326 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"

  15. Section 106 - Exclusive rights in copyrighted works

    17 U.S.C. § 106   Cited 3,870 times   108 Legal Analyses
    Granting the owners of copyrights in “literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works” the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly”

  16. Section 512 - Limitations on liability relating to material online

    17 U.S.C. § 512   Cited 599 times   187 Legal Analyses
    Denying the safe harbor if the service provider receives "a financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity"