Opinion ID: 222293
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Heading: Jaso’s Request for a Declaratory Judgment

Text: Jaso argues that his proposed second amended complaint demonstrates that he was entitled to a declaratory judgment stating that Coca Cola’s copyright in “Always” was invalid because the copyright Coca Cola filed failed to state that it was derived from “El Juego.” The district court rejected Jaso’s claim on the same basis it rejected his other claims, stating that “whatever it was Coca-Cola did, it did it a long, long time ago.” On appeal, Coca Cola concedes that no specific statute of limitations applies to Jaso’s request for a declaratory judgment, and instead it asserts several other bases for denying Jaso declaratory relief. Because we find that the district court should have allowed Jaso to amend his complaint as to his claims for copyright infringement, contributory copyright infringement, RICO violations, and Lanham Act violations, we reverse and remand to allow the district court to address these arguments in the first instance.