What was filed
August Image, LLC v. JAK Media, Inc. d/b/a Disney Dining and also d/b/a Dining Tips, No. 8:26-cv-02986 (M.D. Fla.), was filed September 29, 2026 (14 pages). August Image is a New York limited liability company that represents photographers and licenses their work. The complaint describes JAK Media as a Florida corporation that runs a digital media publishing business focused on dining at Walt Disney World. (Compl. paras. 1, 2, 6 to 8, 26.)
The works
The complaint identifies seven photographs by four photographers August Image represents. It alleges each photograph was registered by its photographer, that written agreements gave August Image exclusive reproduction and distribution rights and the right to sue, and that Exhibit A lists the registration numbers. (Compl. paras. 9 to 25.)
What the complaint alleges
It alleges that on multiple dates after registration, JAK Media displayed the photographs on its website, social media, or other media to promote its business, that it was never licensed, and, on information and belief, that it copied them from the internet. It says August Image first discovered at least one of the uses on September 30, 2023, and then notified JAK Media in writing. (Compl. paras. 28 to 33.)
Count and relief
Count I alleges direct, vicarious, and/or contributory infringement under 17 U.S.C. 501 and alleges willfulness, pointing to the copyright notice on the defendant's website. August Image seeks declarations of infringement and willfulness, actual damages and profits or statutory damages for each photograph, costs and fees under 17 U.S.C. 505, interest, and a permanent injunction. (Compl. paras. 35 to 47; Prayer.)
On the docket
The docket shows answers to the complaint filed October 26 and October 27, 2026. (ECF Nos. 10, 11.)