Doe Vs. GitHub: GitHub Seeks to Dismiss Copyright Lawsuit
by Legal PDF: Tech Court CasesSeptember 22nd, 2023
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Case Number: 4:22-cv-06823-JST
Plaintiff: J.DOE
Defendant: GITHUB
Judge: Hon. Jon S. Tigar
Filing Date: January 26, 2023
Location: US District Court Northern District of California, Oakland Division
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES - INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF ISSUES
ALLEGATIONS OF THE OPERATIVE COMPLAINT
A. OpenAI Develops A Generative AI Tool Called Codex.
B. GitHub Offers Copilot, A Code Completion Tool Built On Codex.
C. Plaintiffs Sue Based On An Attribution Theory.
ARGUMENT
A. Plaintiffs’ Lack-Of-Attribution Theory Is Insufficient To Confer Standing.
B. Plaintiffs Also Do Not Allege Privacy-Based Injury.
II. PLAINTIFFS FAIL TO STATE A DMCA CLAIM.
A. Plaintiffs Cannot Allege The Required Likelihood Of Infringement.
B. Count I Impermissibly Lumps Together Multiple Defendants, Claims, And Theories Of Liability.
III. PLAINTIFFS FAIL TO STATE A BREACH-OF-LICENSE CLAIM.
A. Plaintiffs Fail To Specify The Contract Provisions Allegedly Breached.
C. Plaintiffs Have Not Plausibly Alleged Breach Based On An Output Theory.
IV. PLAINTIFFS’ TORT AND UCL CLAIMS FAIL.
A. Plaintiffs’ Tort And UCL Claims Are Preempted By The Copyright Act.
C. Plaintiffs’ Fraud Claim Against GitHub Is Barred By The Economic Loss Rule And Fails Rule 9.
D. Plaintiffs Lack Standing To Bring A UCL Unlawful Competition Claim And Fail To State A Claim.
V. PLAINTIFFS’ REVERSE PASSING OFF CLAIM IS BARRED UNDER DASTAR.
VI. PLAINTIFFS’ PRIVACY CLAIMS AGAINST GITHUB FAIL.
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