The complaint
Tikbooks Inc. v. Yzaria Limited d/b/a Quiet Word Studio, No. 2:26-cv-10209 (C.D. Cal.), was filed September 10, 2026 (15 pages). The plaintiff is Tikbooks Inc., a Georgia corporation that publishes children's educational books. The defendant is Yzaria Limited, alleged on information and belief to be a Hong Kong company that does business through the TikTok Shop storefront Quiet Word Studio. The complaint demands a jury trial. (Compl. caption; paras. 17 to 23.)
The work
Tikbooks alleges it owns 100000 Whys: Building the Ultimate Brain for Kids, created in 2025 and first published August 1, 2025, with its text registered on December 26, 2025 under Registration No. TX0009604619 and its two-dimensional artwork registered the same day under Registration No. VA0002490624, both naming Tikbooks as claimant. (Compl. paras. 2 to 3, 26 to 32.)
What it alleges
The complaint alleges that the defendant sold a book titled 100000 Whys that uses a different exterior cover but whose interior pages reproduce Tikbooks's written passages, illustrated characters and animals, and page layouts. It alleges the listing showed about 1,300 units sold when Tikbooks preserved it, and that a test purchase on August 19, 2026 was shipped to Ontario, California. It pleads copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. 106 and 501. (Compl. paras. 4 to 8, 36 to 68, 69 to 79.)
Relief sought
Tikbooks asks for a declaration of infringement, preliminary and permanent injunctions, an order to stop sales of the accused book, actual damages and the defendant's profits under 17 U.S.C. 504(b), interest, and costs and available attorneys' fees. (Compl. Prayer A to G.)
Docket activity
The notice of assignment issued September 17, 2026, and the court entered its initial order on September 21, 2026. (ECF Nos. 5, 8.)