Legal Opinion
Erickson v. Blake
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 14, 2012No. 3:11-CV-01129-SIPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SIMON, District Judge.
Lars Erickson has sued Michael John Blake for copyright infringement of Mr. Erickson’s musical work, Pi Symphony. Mr. Blake has moved to dismiss the com*1134plaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted (Dkts. 1-10, 10). See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the reasons that follow, Mr. Blake’s motion to dismiss is granted.
BACKGROUND
In considering a motion to dismiss, the court must accept as true all well-pleaded factual allegations in the complaint and construe them in favor of the plaintiff. Daniels-Hall v. Nat’l Educ. Ass’n, 629 F.3d 992,…
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