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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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NOT FOR CITATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IDENTITY ARTS, a California Limited

Liability Company,

Plaintiff, No. C-05-4656 PJH

v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING 

BEST BUY ENTERPRISE SERVICES INC., LEAVE TO AMEND COMPLAINT

a Minnesota Corporation, BEST BUY CO., 

a Minnesota Corporation, and DOES 1 

through 100 inclusive,

Defendants.

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Defendants’ motion to dismiss claims four and five of plaintiff’s complaint came on

for hearing before this court on February 15, 2006. Plaintiff Identity Arts, LLC (“Identity

Arts”) appeared through its counsel, Drexel A. Bradshaw, and defendants Best Buy

Enterprise Services Inc., and Best Buy Co. (“Best Buy”), appeared through its counsel,

Robert F. Hinton and Joel D. Covelman. Having carefully reviewed the parties’ papers and

considered the arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the

court hereby GRANTS defendants’ motion for the reasons stated at the hearing and

summarized as follows. 

Plaintiff’s causes of action for unfair competition pursuant to the California 

Business and Professions Code section 17200 and for unjust enrichment are dismissed

because they are preempted by the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 301. See Kodadek v. MTV

Networks, 152 F.3d 1209, 1212 (9th Cir. 1998). 

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Identity Arts is GRANTED leave to amend its complaint. However, as the court

noted at the hearing, the amended complaint has already been filed. Accordingly, Best Buy

shall file its response no later than March 17, 2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 21, 2006

_________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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