Advanta-STAR Automotive Research Corporation of America v. Joe Cotton Ford, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ADVANTA-STAR AUTOMOTIVE ) RESEARCH CORPORATION OF ) AMERICA, ) ) No. 20 C 764 Plaintiff, ) ) Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman v. ) ) JOE COTTON FORD, INC. and ) PAMELA CONN, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In its second amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that it has copyrights in compilations of various vehicle comparisons, some of which defendants used without its permission. (ECF 50 ¶¶ 17-18.) The material attached to the complaint suggests that the comparisons defendants used were…