The complaint
International Lighting LLC d/b/a Interlight f/k/a International Lighting Corp. v. Lighting and Supplies, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-03834 (D. Md.), was filed September 28, 2026 (7 pages). The plaintiff is an Indiana limited liability company based in Hammond, Indiana, that the complaint describes as an online seller of specialty light bulbs and batteries. The defendant is a Delaware limited liability company based in Baltimore, Maryland, that the complaint describes as a wholesale lighting and electrical distributor. (Compl. paras. 1 to 2, 6, 10.)
The work
The complaint alleges that an employee of the plaintiff created a photograph titled _G4_T3_C6_CLR_HAL, that the plaintiff registered it with the Register of Copyrights, and that the plaintiff owns it. Exhibit A, a spreadsheet, identifies the registration number and screenshots of the accused use, and Exhibit B is the certificate. (Compl. paras. 7 to 9.)
What it alleges
The complaint alleges that, after the registration, the defendant displayed or published the photograph on its website, social media, or printed media to advertise its business, that it was never licensed, and, on information and belief, that it found the photograph on the internet and copied it. It alleges the plaintiff discovered the use on October 8, 2023 and notified the defendant in writing, and that the photograph remained on the defendant's website when the complaint was filed. It alleges willfulness, pointing to a copyright notice on the defendant's website and to the defendant's alleged failure to remove the photograph after multiple communications. (Compl. paras. 12 to 17, 26 to 27.)
The count and relief
Count I pleads copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. 501, direct, vicarious, and/or contributory. The prayer asks for declarations of infringement and willfulness, actual damages and disgorgement of profits or, at the plaintiff's election, statutory damages, costs and fees under 17 U.S.C. 505, interest, and a permanent injunction. (Compl. paras. 19 to 32; Prayer a to g.)