Claim

Docket number: 22-CCB-0137
Filed date: 08/31/2022 05:50 PM EDT

United States Copyright Claims Board

Urbanlip.com Ltd

Claimant

Faviana International Inc

Respondent

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Type

A claim for infringement

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Claimant

Organization

Urbanlip.com Ltd

City

Hindhead
United Kingdom

Authorized representative information

Name

Taryn R. Murray

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

The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates

tmurray@higbeeassociates.com

Phone

714-617-8340

Address

1504 Brookhollow Dr. Suite 112
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Respondent

Organization

Faviana International Inc

Infringement claim: Works infringed

Title of work

Gropu Registration for Automated Database entitled www.urbanlip.com January 1, 2011 to March 1 2011 Annual Quarterly Revisions

Author(s)

Urbanlip.com Ltd.

Has the work been registered by the Copyright Office?

Yes

Registration number

VA0002031180

Effective date

02/19/2017

Type of work

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

Describe the work

Group registration of photographs

Infringement claim: Wrongful activities

Wrongful activities

Publicly display the work

Reproduce the work

Is the infringement ongoing?

Infringement dates

October 2017 - August 2020

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

Respondent is the owner and operator of the website https://faviana.com which is where the infringements occurred. Specifically, the infringement was published at https://faviana.com/blog/simple-sophisticated-makeup-looks

Describe the infringement

Claimant Urbanlip.com LTD is a London based imaging company specializing in health and beauty images. Respondent is the owner and operator of the website https://faviana.com which is a website that promotes and sells the Respondent’s clothing and products . On or about August 2020, Claimant discovered that their photograph was being displayed on Respondent's website in an blog post designed to push traffic to the Respondent’s website and promote it’s business.

Are any of the respondents online service providers?

Description of harm suffered and relief sought

Claimant seeks an award of actual damages and disgorgement of all of Respondent’s profits attributable to the infringement as provided by 17 U.S.C. § 1504(e)(1)(A)(i) and 17 U.S.C. §504(b) in an amount to be proven or, in the alternative, and at Claimant’s election, an award for statutory damages against Respondent in an amount up to $15,000 per work infringed pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1504(e)(1)(A)(ii)(I), whichever is larger.

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