Aguiar v. Webb et al

Filing 113

MOTION to Dismiss by Floyd Webb.(Kluft, David)

Aguiar v. Webb et al

Doc. 113

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

WILLIAM V. AGUIAR, III, and the BLACK DRAGON FIGHTING SOCIETY, Plaintiff, v. FLOYD WEBB, Defendant. Civil Action No. 07-CA-11673-MLW

DEFENDANT FLOYD WEBB'S MOTION TO DISMISS Defendant Floyd Webb moves to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint in the above captioned matter pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. As further explained in the accompanying Memorandum in Support, Plaintiff has failed to sufficiently allege copyright ownership of the materials in dispute, and he cannot make out a case under Mass. Gen. L. c. 214 § 3A. Accordingly, this action should be dismissed in its entirety, with prejudice.

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Respectfully submitted, FLOYD WEBB, By his attorneys,

/s/ David A. Kluft Brandy A. Karl (BBO #661441) Lawrence Lessig (pro hac vice) Anthony Falzone (pro hac vice) Julie Ahrens (pro hac vice) Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 [e-mail] Tel: [phone] and Michael Boudett (BBO # 558757) David Kluft (BBO # 658970) Walead Esmail (BBO # 666347) Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210 Attorneys for Defendant Floyd Webb Dated: June 6, 2008

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL RULE 7.2(A)(2) I hereby certify that I conferred with counsel for Plaintiff on June 5, 2008 in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the issues presented herein. /s/ David A. Kluft David A. Kluft CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system on June 6, 2008 and will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF). /s/ David A. Kluft David A. Kluft -2-