Stokes v. Brinor, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL STOKES, ) Case No. 1:22-cv-973 ) Plaintiff, ) ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE v. ) THOMAS M. PARKER ) BRINOR, INC., ) doing business as ) MEMORANDUM OPINION LEATHER STALLION SALOON ) AND ORDER ) Defendant. This is a copyright-infringement action commenced by plaintiff Michael Stokes against defendant Brinor, Inc. (“Brinor”), which does business as Leather Stallion Saloon (“LSS”), because Brinor displayed on LSS’s Facebook page a flyer containing an altered version of a photograph over which Stokes owns a copyright. The…