Richard Bell files two more lawsuits over Indianapolis skyline photos

11 Wednesday May 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Artists, Indiana, Indianapolis, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Copyright Infringement, Debra McVicker Lynch, Photography, Richard Bell, Sarah Evans Barker, Tanya Walton Pratt, Unfair Competition

Somehow there are still people out there using Richard Bell’s Indianapolis skyline photos on their website, despite years of reporting about it here on this blog!

This time around, Mr. Bell’s photos have snared a lawyer and an IT staffing firm.

People, don’t use Richard Bell’s Indianapolis skyline photos! He WILL sue you.

Indianapolis Skyline but NOT Richard Bell's Indianapolis Skyline

Use the “Richard Bell” tag at left to view his past lawsuits.

Bell v. TeamSoft, Inc.

Court Case Number: 1:16-cv-01159-SEB-DML
File Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Plaintiff: Richard N. Bell
Plaintiff Counsel: Richard N. Bell of Bell Law Firm
Defendant: TeamSoft, Inc.
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Debra McVicker Lynch

Bell v. Patrick

Court Case Number: 1:16-cv-01160-TWP-DML
File Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Plaintiff: Richard N. Bell
Plaintiff Counsel: Richard N. Bell of Bell Law Firm
Defendant: Michael F.S. Patrick
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Debra McVicker Lynch

Representative Complaint:

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Painter sues Wine and Canvas for Copyright Infringement during “Paint Parties”

13 Wednesday Apr 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Artists, Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Contributory Copyright Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Denise K. LaRue, Litigation Update, Sarah Evans Barker

Plaintiff, a painter from Florida, alleges that her paintings were copied without authorization at the Defendants’ “paint parties.” Plaintiff asserts that her registered artworks were reproduced at paint parties on at least 36 occasions. According to the Complaint (below), Plaintiff contacted Wine and Canvas about the recurring infringements multiple times, starting back in April 2012.

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Duncanson v. Wine and Canvas IP Holdings LLC et al

Court Case Number: 1:16-cv-00788-SEB-DKL
File Date: Monday, April 11, 2016
Plaintiff: Megan Aroon Duncanson
Plaintiff Counsel: Cynthia Conlin, Esq.
Defendant: Wine and Canvas IP Holdings LLC et al
Cause: Direct Copyright Infringement, Contributory Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Denise K. LaRue

Complaint:

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Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – Ellsworth v. Mission 22

04 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Artists, Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Defendant is alleged to have created an unauthorized derivative work – a sculpture – based on Plaintiff’s painting of the silhouettes of 22 soldiers and related woodblock prints.

Ellsworth v. Mission 22 AKA Elder Heart Inc.

Court Case Number: 1:15-cv-02031-TWP-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Plaintiff: Angela Ellsworth
Plaintiff Counsel: Thomas A. Herr, Jeremy N. Gayed of Barrett McNagny LLP
Defendant: Mission 22 AKA Elder Heart Inc.
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

Complaint:

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Exhibit A:

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Exhibit E:

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Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – Brick Shirt House v. Indiana On Tap

07 Monday Dec 2015

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The Brick Shirt House, LLC v. Indiana On Tap, LLC

Court Case Number: 1:15-cv-01919-TWP-DKL
File Date: Friday, December 4, 2015
Plaintiff: The Brick Shirt House, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Andrea Lynn Ciobanu, Alex Maurice Beeman of Ciobanu Law
Defendant: Indiana On Tap, LLC
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue