Amended Claim

Docket number: 22-CCB-0127
Filed date: 11/23/2022 04:31 PM EST

United States Copyright Claims Board

Roman Kruglov

Claimant

Air Charters Advisors, Inc.

Respondent

Amended Claim

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Type

A claim for infringement

Would you like to proceed as a "smaller claims" proceeding (including the $5,000 monetary limit) instead of the standard CCB small claims proceeding?

Yes

Claimant

Name

Roman Kruglov

City

East Brunswick, NJ

Authorized representative information

Name

David C. Deal

Law firm, clinic, or pro bono legal services organization name

The Law Office of David C. Deal, P.L.C.

david@daviddeal.com

Phone

434-233-2727

Address

P.O. Box 625
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Respondent

Organization

Air Charters Advisors, Inc.

Infringement claim: Works infringed

Title of work

Fairy Tale Grandma House

Author(s)

Roman Kruglov

Has the work been registered by the Copyright Office?

Yes

Registration number

VA0002261618

Effective date

07/20/2021

Type of work

Pictorial Graphic and Sculptural (such as two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art, graphic art, and photographs)

Describe the work

Photograph

Infringement claim: Wrongful activities

Wrongful activities

Distribute copies of the work

Publicly display the work

Reproduce the work

Is the infringement ongoing?

Infringement dates

February 2019 - June 2021

Where the alleged infringing acts occurred, such as a physical place or online. If unknown, type unknown.

https://www.aircharteradvisors.com/private-jet-charter/new-york/old-westbury/ https://www.aircharteradvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/private-jet-charter-Old-Westbury.jpg

Describe the infringement

Air Charter Advisors copied and posted Mr. Kruglov's copyrighted photographs to its commercial website without proper license or permission from Mr. Kruglov. Mr. Kruglov makes the images available for use under a Creative Commons 2.0 license, but Air Charter Advisors followed none of the published terms. Mr. Kruglov specifically added the "Non-Commercial" term to the CC 2.0 License under which he made available the image at issue in this case. Air Charter Advisors copied and posted Mr. Kruglov's copyrighted image for commercial purposes, and its use is therefore outside the scope of the specified license.

Are any of the respondents online service providers?

Description of harm suffered and relief sought

Mr. Kruglov is a commercial photographer who relies on the proper licensing of his copyrighted photographs. Mr. Kruglov charges license fees for the proper use of his copyrighted photographs. Air Charter Advisors failed to properly license twelve of Mr. Kruglov's copyrighted photographs. Mr. Kruglov is due the cost of a proper license for the images at issue.

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