Indiana Intellectual Property Law NewsIndianapolis, Indiana – Attorneys for Plaintiff, Terry Champ of Jackson County, Indiana filed suit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Defendant, The City of Seymour of Jackson County, Indiana infringed a work of visual art under the Visual Artists Rights Act (“VARA”). Plaintiff is seeking judgment in the amount of $150.000, attorney’s fees, […]
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Indiana Copyright Litigation: Owner of Copyrighted Skyline Photograph Sues for Infringement Again
Indianapolis, Indiana –Plaintiff, Richard N. Bell of McCordsville, Indiana filed suit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Defendant, Anderson Schulle of Indianapolis, Indiana infringed his rights in the “Indianapolis Photo” registered on August 4, 2011 with the US Copyright Office, Registration No. VA0001785115. Bell seeks injunctive relief along with statutory damages, costs and […]
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Indianapolis Real Estate Agent Sued for Infringing Copyright of Photo
Indianapolis, Indiana – Plaintiff Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Defendant Cindy Cherf of Carmel, Indiana committed copyright infringement. Cherf, an Indiana real estate agent, is accused of publishing an unlicensed copy of Bell’s copyrighted “Indianapolis Nighttime Photo.” Bell, who is both a copyright attorney and a […]
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Limousine Service Sued for Copyright Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright attorney, professional photographer and frequent litigant Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana filed the latest in a string of Indiana lawsuits asserting copyright infringement. This litigation, commenced in the Southern District of Indiana, alleges that Defendant A1 Luxury Limousine of South Florida, Inc. of Boynton Beach, Florida infringed Bell’s rights in a […]
Indiana Cable/Satellite Litigation: Three Local Eateries Sued for Interception of Championship Fight
Indianapolis, Indiana – An intellectual property attorney for J & J Sports Productions, Inc. of Campbell, California filed three new lawsuits in the Southern District of Indiana, each alleging interception. Defendants in the three lawsuits are alleged to have unlawfully intercepted and broadcasted a championship fight, Floyd Mayweather, Jr vs. Marcos Rene Maidana, WBC Welterweight […]
Indiana Copyright Law: Lawsuit by Frequent Copyright Litigant Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
Indianapolis, Indiana – Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson dismissed a lawsuit by Indiana copyright attorney and professional photographer Richard Bell against Defendant Find Tickets, LLC of Alpharetta, Georgia for lack of personal jurisdiction. In June 2015, Bell sued Find Tickets in the Southern District of Indiana asserting copyright infringement. He stated that the Georgia-based company had published […]
Indiana Copyright Law: Court Restricts Discovery in Copyright Infringement Litigation to Facts Regarding Jurisdiction
Indianapolis, Indiana – In the matter of Bell v. Find Tickets, LLC, the Southern District of Indiana quashed overbroad discovery requests and limited inquiries to those pertaining to the matter of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana photographed the Indianapolis skyline in 2000 and copyrighted the work. In this copyright lawsuit, Bell, acting […]
Seventh Circuit Copyright Litigation: Appellate Court Dismisses Copyright Appeal as Premature
Chicago, Illinois – Richard Bell, an Indiana copyright attorney and professional photographer appealed a ruling by the United States District for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The Seventh Circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. In this copyright lawsuit, Bell, a […]
J & J Sports Productions Sues For Illegal Interception of Satellite Signal
Hammond & South Bend, Indiana – An attorney for J & J Sports Productions, Inc., of Campbell, California filed two Indiana intellectual property lawsuits alleging illegal interception of programming. The first lawsuit was filed in South Bend, Indiana. It alleges that Juan C. Aguirre, Beatriz Zarate, Graciela Valles and Taqueria Los Gallos, Inc. of Logansport, […]
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Count in Dallas Buyers Club Copyright Lawsuits Reaches 80 Defendants
Indianapolis, Indiana – A copyright attorney for Dallas Buyers Club, LLC of The Woodlands, Texas has filed three additional complaints against Doe Defendants in the Southern District of Indiana. Two of these latest complaints include allegations against 20 separate as-yet-unidentified Defendants, while the third lists 16 new Defendants. The Doe Defendants are accused of infringing […]