Nicklen et al v. Mashable, Inc. et al, No. 1:2020cv10300 - Document 102 (S.D.N.Y. 2021)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER re: 84 MOTION to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. filed by Sinclair Television of Montana, LLC, WMSN Licensee, LLC, WICD Licensee, LLC, KATV Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of Washington Inc., WV AH Licensee, LLC, KFDM Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of Bakersfield, LLC, WCTI Licensee, LLC, WCGV Licensee, LLC, WXLV Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Kennewick Licensee, LLC, WCWN Licensee, LLC, KOCB Licensee, LLC, WEAR Licensee, LLC, KABB Licensee, LLC, WSYX Licensee, LLC, KTVO Licensee, LLC, WLOS Licensee, LLC, Birmingham (WABM-TV) Licensee, Inc., KDNL Licensee, LLC, KOKH LLC, KUQI Licensee, LLC, KTVL Licensee, LLC, KDBC Licensee, LLC, WCHS Licensee, LLC, Sinclair La Grande Licensee, LLC, KRXI, LLC, WSET Licensee, LLC, WVTX Licensee, LLC, WJAC Licensee, LLC, WOAI Licensee, LLC, WTGS Licensee, LLC, WLFL Licensee, LLC, WFGX Licensee, LLC, KATV, LLC, WGXA Licensee, LLC, WPBN Licen see, LLC, Wolf Licensee, LLC, WKRC Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of El Paso, LLC, KVCW, LLC, KGAN Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of Oregon, LLC, KUPN Licensee LLC, Sinclair Television of Abilene, LLC, WUPN Licensee, LLC, KSAS Licensee, LLC, WSTQ Licensee, LLC, KTUL Licensee, LLC, KVII Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of Omaha, LLC, Sinclair Television of California, LLC, KRCG Licensee, LLC, KOKH Licensee, LLC, WPDE Licensee, LLC, WTVZ Licensee, LL C, KTUL, LLC, WPGH Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of Portland, LLC, WZTV Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Yakima Licensee, LLC, WUCW Licensee, LLC, WACH Licensee, LLC, KDSM, LLC, WGME, Inc., Sinclair Television of Fresno LLC, Milwauk ee Television LLC, WMMP Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., WUXP Licensee, LLC, WJCL Hearst Television LLC, WNAB Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Media III, Inc., WFXL Licensee, LLC, KRNV, LLC, Sinclair Boise Licensee, LLC, WSMH , Inc., WTTO Licensee, LLC, WRGB Licensee, LLC, KFXA Licensee LLC, WLUK Licensee LLC, WCWF Licensee, LLC, Raleigh (WRDC-TV) Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of Bristol, LLC, WWMT Licensee, LLC, WGME Licensee, LLC, Chesapeake Med ia I, LLC, WDKA Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Television of Seattle, Inc., WVTV Licensee, Inc., WRLH Licensee, LLC, KEYE Licensee, LLC, WUTV Licensee, LLC, KHQA Licensee, LLC, KPTM Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Seattle Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Properties, LLC, KDSM Licensee, LLC, Sinclair Lewiston Licensee, LLC, KAME, LLC, KVMY, LLC, KUTV Licensee, LLC, WGFL Licensee, LLC, WWHO Licensee, LLC, WSMH Licensee, LLC, KFOX Licensee, LLC, KHGI Licensee, LLC, WPEC Licensee, LLC, KMPH Licensee, LLC, WBMA Licensee, LLC, WJAR Licensee LLC, Sinclair Eugene Licensee, LLC, WTOV Licensee, LLC, KPTH Licensee, LLC, WUHF Licensee, LLC, WCWN, LLC., WTVC Licensee, LLC, WNWO Licensee, LLC, WICS Licensee, LLC. The Court hereby denies the motion to dismiss, because Nicklen has stated a prima facie case for copyright infringement and because the Sinclair Defendants have not met their difficult burden of proving a fair use defense on the sheer basis of the pleadings. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 7/30/2021) (kv)