Chicago, Illinois - One of the copyright lawsuits of Plaintiff Richard N. Bell of McCordsville, Indiana has been terminated by the trial court. Bell filed an appeal on multiple grounds with the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This Indiana lawsuit alleged copyright infringement of a photo that Bell, an Indiana copyright lawyer and professional photographer, took and copyrighted. The photo, U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA0001785115, was of the Indianapolis skyline. Bell has sued numerous Defendants alleging copyright infringement of this photo. In this lawsuit, the Defendants were Cameron Taylor, Taylor Computer Solutions, Insurance Concepts, Fred O'Brien, and Shanna Cheatham, all of Indianapolis, Indiana. On December 4, 2015, District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana entered a final judgment in favor of all Defendants and terminated the case. Within days, Bell appealed to the Seventh Circuit. Bell contends…
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