Southall v. Force Partners LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RICHARD SOUTHALL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 1:20-cv-03223 ) v. ) ) Judge Edmond E. Chang FORCE PARTNERS, LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case arises from the alleged appropriation of a copyrighted photograph. Richard Southall has sued Force Partners, LLC, alleging copyright infringement un- der

17 U.S.C. § 101

et seq., and alteration of copyright management information in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (commonly referred to as DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 1202. R. 1, Compl. ¶¶ 17–18,…