Judge Tosses UCL Claim, Allows DMCA, Breach Of License Agreement Claims To Proceed

Mealey's (November 16, 2020, 9:32 AM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Nov. 13 dismissed with prejudice a California unfair competition law (UCL) claim but allowed claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and breach of license agreement to proceed in a lawsuit involving graph database software, concluding that allegations that the defendants failed to operate under the requirements of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization are insufficient to demonstrate an unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business practice (Neo4j, Inc. v. Graph Foundation, Inc., No. 19-06226, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212896)....