Frerck v. Pearson Education, Inc.

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Manish S. Shah, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Robert Frerck, a professional photographer, claims defendant Pearson Education infringed his copyrights by publishing and distributing his photographs beyond the scope of the parties’ agreements. Plaintiff also contends defendant infringed his rights by using some photo*885graphs with no permission at all. Plaintiff finally alleges defendant defrauded him by understating its plans for some of his photographs so they would cost less to license.

Plaintiff has moved for partial summary judgment as to liability on a…