This is a putative class action arising from the automatic renewal of subscriptions for digital content offered by Defendants Google LLC, d/b/a YouTube and YouTube, LLC (“Defendants” or “YouTube”). Defendants demur to each cause of action in the operative Complaint for failure to state a claim (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e)), and Plaintiff opposes their demurrer. As explained below, the Court OVERRULES Defendants’ demurrer.
I. BACKGROUND
As alleged in the operative complaint, Defendants own and operate a media-sharing platform, YouTube (the “YouTube Platform”), which contains videos created by individuals and entities that have registered with YouTube and uploaded their videos to a “channel.” (Complaint, ¶ 2.) The YouTube Platform is accessible as a website at youtube.com (the “YT Website”), or as a mobile application or application on a
set-top streaming device (the “YT Apps”). (Ibid.) Through the YouTube Platform, Defendants market, advertise, and sell paid memberships to c
Hearing Date
January 21, 2021
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This is a putative class action arising from the automatic renewal of subscriptions for digital content offered by Defendants Google LLC, d/b/a YouTube and YouTube, LLC (“Defendants” or “YouTube”). Defendants demur to each cause of action in the operative Complaint for failure to state a claim (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e)), and Plaintiff opposes their demurrer. As explained below, the Court OVERRULES Defendants’ demurrer.
I. BACKGROUND
As alleged in the operative complaint, Defendants own and operate a media-sharing platform, YouTube (the “YouTube Platform”), which contains videos created by individuals and entities that have registered with YouTube and uploaded their videos to a “channel.” (Complaint, ¶ 2.) The YouTube Platform is accessible as a website at youtube.com (the “YT Website”), or as a mobile application or application on a
set-top streaming device (the “YT Apps”). (Ibid.) Through the YouTube Platform, Defendants market, advertise, and sell paid memberships to c