Alcon Entertainment v. Tesla and Elon Musk appears about to get past the motion to dismiss stage. Finally. We are on the Third Amended Complaint.
Judge Wu issued his tentative ruling: the movie studio behind Bladerunner 2049 has made sufficient allegations that Elon Musk and Tesla infringed the studio’s copyright by using an image substantially similar to a Bladerunner 2049 scene.
The defendant’s fair use defense raises factual issues improper to resolve on a motion to dismiss.
A hearing on this motion is tomorrow, Feb. 5, 2026, at 8:30 AM in the Central District of California.