The complaint
AMNY Global Inc. d/b/a Alex Moss New York v. Arsh Khusro a/k/a Leo Khusro d/b/a leokhusro, No. 1:26-cv-09611 (S.D.N.Y.), was filed November 3, 2026, ECF No. 1 (13 pages), with a jury demand. AMNY is described as a New York corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells jewelry under the Alex Moss brand through its website, a New York flagship store, and select luxury stockists. The defendant is alleged, upon information and belief, to be an individual in Houston, Texas. The case was assigned to Judge Lorna G. Schofield. An order entered November 4, 2026, set an initial pretrial conference for December 22, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.
The work
The complaint says AMNY owns U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA 2-468-075 for "Cyborg Robot Jesus Pendant" (the "Cyborg Robot Jesus Work"), attaches the registration certificate and deposit as Exhibit A, and says AMNY first made the work for a professional basketball player and has displayed and offered it for sale on its website and promoted it on Instagram. The Copyright Office public record for Registration No. VA 2-468-075 shows a published visual material titled "Cyborg Robot Jesus Pendant," with a registration date of May 1, 2025, and a first publication date of April 23, 2025, listing Alex Moss, employer for hire, doing business as Alex Moss New York, as author and AMNY Global Inc. d/b/a Alex Moss New York as claimant.
What the complaint alleges
The complaint alleges that the defendant manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, marketed, promoted, distributed, displayed, offered for sale, and/or sold products bearing the Cyborg Robot Jesus Work, or designs that are substantially similar to it, to U.S. consumers, and that the defendant advertised and promoted those products nationwide, including, upon information and belief, to consumers in New York, via at least an Instagram account. It alleges, upon information and belief, that before and during those actions the defendant knew of AMNY's ownership of the work, and that the conduct was knowing and intentional, or undertaken with reckless disregard or willful blindness, or in bad faith.
Claims and relief
The sole cause of action is federal copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501(a). The prayer seeks actual damages and the defendant's profits under 17 U.S.C. § 504(b); a preliminary and permanent injunction against dealing in the accused products and related acts; recall and destruction of infringing products and materials; an accounting with prejudgment interest; an asset freeze or constructive trust; exemplary or punitive damages; attorneys' fees; costs; and other relief.