The decision, authored by Judge Kenneth Ryskamp, granted Playboy Enterprises partial summary judgment on its claim against Starware for infringement of the 53 copyrighted photographs, in addition to an award of $1.1 million [REF].
Next, Starware Corp.'s allegation that a "substantial number" of copyright registrations asserted by Playboy Enterprises were for "collective works" and that the Corp. was therefore not liable for the infringement of these works because PEI might not own the underlying photographs.