Reynolds

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Larry Reynolds accuses Google LLC (“Google”) of unlawfully making available for streaming and downloading songs for which he holds a valid copyright, in violation of 17 U.S.C. §§ 106 and 501. Google now moves for summary judgment, Dkt. 43, and has proffered evidence showing it properly licensed each song before distributing it. Reynolds has failed to provide any evidence that Google did not license each song, or that Google’s use exceeded the scope of the licenses. For all the foregoing reasons, summary judgment is therefore granted to Google.1 II. BACKGROUND Reynolds is a musician from Louisiana who has produced a number of songs and albums

27 1 Google also filed two administrative motions to file under seal. Dkts. 42, 48. Good cause under the stage name L.P. Reynolds. In his complaint, he lists several copyrighted albums: L.P. Reynolds Supersaint, L.P. Reynolds Christmas, L.P. Reynolds God Gave Love Today, L.P. Reynolds Something New, L.P. Reynolds Bride for Doctor Levinstein, L.P. Reynolds Tennessee Fever, L.P. Reynolds and the Argonauts, L.P.…