Marcus Gray v. Katheryn Hudson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Marcus Gray, PKA Flame; No. 20-55401

EMANUEL LAMBERT; CHIKE

OJUKWU, D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellants, 2:15-cv-05642-

CAS-JC

v.

KATHERYN ELIZABETH HUDSON, OPINION

PKA Katy Perry; JORDAN HOUSTON, PKA Juicy J; LUKASZ GOTTWALD, PKA Dr. Luke; SARAH THERESA

HUDSON; KARL MARTIN SANDBERG,

PKA Max Martin; HENRY RUSSELL WALTER, PKA Cirkut; KASZ

MONEY, INC.; CAPITOL RECORDS,

LLC; WB MUSIC CORP.; KOBALT

MUSIC PUBLISHING AMERICA, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 11, 2022 Pasadena, California

Filed March 10, 2022 Before: RICHARD R. CLIFTON, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and PAUL J. WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.

SUMMARY *

Copyright

The panel affirmed the district court’s order vacating a jury’s award of damages for copyright infringement and granting judgment as a matter of law to Katheryn Hudson (pka Katy Perry) and other defendants.

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