Sid Avery and Associates, Inc. v. Pixels.com, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AVERY AND ASSOCIATES, INC. ) Case No.: CV 18-10232-CJC(JEMx) d/b/a MPTV IMAGES, Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SUBMITTED 11/3/2020
M Defendant. 18 ig 20 INTRODUCTION 22 This copyright case involves six photographs taken by photographer Sid Avery, 24 || whose rights are owned by Plaintiff Sid Avery and Associates, Inc., d/b/a MPTV Images ||(“MPTV”). During the 1950’s and 60’s, Sid Avery took iconic photographs of celebrities 26 || including Frank Sinatra, the Rat Pack, Paul Newman, Nat King Cole, Marlon Brando, James Dean. MPTV contends that Defendant Pixels.com, LLC (“Pixels”) infringed ||on its copyrights in Sid Avery’s photographs.
l In November 2020, the Court conducted a three-day bench trial. The parties 2 || thereafter submitted closing briefs. The Court issues its findings of fact and conclusions law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a) by this Memorandum of ||Decision. …