UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LARRY REYNOLDS,
Case No. 19-cv-05440-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
APPLE INC.,
13 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Larry Reynolds accuses Apple Inc. (“Apple”) of unlawfully making available for streaming and downloading a number of songs in which he holds a valid copyright. Following the denial of its motion to dismiss on other grounds, Apple now puts forth evidence showing it properly licensed each song before distributing it. For the reasons set forth below, the motion for summary judgment is granted. II. BACKGROUND Reynolds, a musician from Louisiana, contends Apple has engaged in a “digital music administrative campaign to reproduce and distribute” approximately seventy of Reynolds’ songs without his authorization. Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) ¶ 10. Specifically, he alleges Apple did not file…