izmo Digital sues ToyoSpeed over 32 vehicle images and a watermark

The complaint

izmo Digital, Inc. v. ToyoSpeed, LLC, No. 4:26-cv-07354 (S.D. Tex., Houston Division), is a sixteen-page complaint filed September 2, 2026, ECF No. 1, with a jury demand.

The images

izmo, described as a Delaware corporation based in San Francisco, alleges it creates and licenses studio photographs of vehicles. The complaint lists 32 images it says ToyoSpeed used, with the registration covering each, including VA0002103209, VA0002103681, VA0002146447, VA0002146394, and VA0002234261.

What it alleges

ToyoSpeed is described as a Florida company based in Miami that sells automobile parts, paint, and decals through its website. The complaint alleges that izmo discovered the images on that website in or around November 2024, that ToyoSpeed used at least 32 of them without a license, and, on information and belief, that it used additional images. Count I pleads copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. §§ 106 and 501. Count II pleads a DMCA claim under 17 U.S.C. § 1202(a), alleging that ToyoSpeed provided false copyright management information by placing a TOYOSPEED watermark on izmo's images.

izmo seeks actual damages and profits or statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. § 504, DMCA statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. § 1203, a permanent injunction, attorneys' fees and costs, and interest.

On the docket

A return of service was filed on October 6, 2026.