Stevens
Stevens v. Corelogic, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Honbashant, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT
Plaintiff real estate photographers bring this action against Defendant CoreLogie, Inc. alleging violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1202 . (ECF No. 34.) CoreLogie now moves for summary judgment. (ECF No. 153.) Plaintiffs oppose. (ECF No. 168.) The Court held a hearing on the motion on June 8, 2016. After a review of the parties’ briefing papers and the arguments presented at the hearing, the Court GRANTS CoreLogic’s motion for summary judgment.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
Defendant CoreLogie develops and provides software to Multiple Listing Services (MLSs). (Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts, ECF No. 188 (“JSUF”) ¶1.) Real estate agents join MLSs and use CoreLogic’s software platform to upload- their real *1048 estate listings, including property descriptions and photographs. (JSUF ¶3.) The named Plaintiffs are professional photographers who took photographs of houses for sale and licensed the photographs to real estate agents to upload to an MLS. (JSUF ¶¶12-14.) Plaintiffs provided the photographs to the agents pursuant to a license from Plaintiffs to the agent, but retained the right as copyright…