Davis
Davis v. Pinterest, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HAROLD DAVIS, Case No. 19-cv-07650-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT AND DENYING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
PINTEREST, INC., SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 152, 160
12 Pending before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment. Dkt. Nos. 152, 160. The Court held a hearing on the motions. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion for summary judgment and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background1 Plaintiff Harold Davis is an artist and professional photographer. See Dkt. No. 160-2, Ex. 1 (“Davis Depo.”) at 9:12–14; 66:15–24; see also Dkt. No. 153-1 at 10:11–16. Plaintiff contends that Defendant Pinterest, Inc. has infringed the copyrights of 51 of his works by copying and displaying the works on Pinterest’s services. See Dkt. No. 56 (“SAC”), Ex. A; see also Dkt. No.…