Design Basics LLC v. Van Prooyen Builders Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION DESIGN BASICS, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) 2:19CV100-PPS/SLC ) VAN PROOYEN BUILDERS, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER This case was recently transferred to me. It is a copyright infringement case in which the Plaintiff, Design Basics, LLC, alleges that Van Prooyen Builders, Inc., has copied Design Basic’s copyright-protected home designs. The complaint has 9 counts. The first four counts allege Non-Willful Copyright Infringement. [DE 1 at ¶¶78-101.] Counts 5 through 8 allege alternative claims of Willful…