Kinsley
Kinsley v. Udemy, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HARRISON SNOW KINSLEY, Case No. 19-cv-04334-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT
UDEMY, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 56 Defendant.
12 Harrison Kinsley, a computer programing educator, filed this action alleging that Udemy, Inc. (“Udemy”) reproduced and distributed his copyrighted works in violation of the federal Copyright Act and state law. Before the Court is Udemy’s summary judgment motion. (Dkt. No. 56.) Udemy contends that no triable issues of material fact exist and that it is protected from Mr. Kinsley’s claims under the Copyright Act’s safe harbor. After carefully considering the parties’ briefing, the Court concludes that oral argument is not necessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), vacates the April 1, 2021 hearing, and GRANTS Udemy’s motion. No reasonable trier of fact could find for Mr. Kinsley on any claim. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Udemy is a technology company that…