UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

August Term, 2023

Argued: March 20, 2024 Decided: May 23, 2025

No. 23-828 ______________________________________

JANA ROMANOVA, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

AMILUS INC., Defendant-Appellee.

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Before: JACOBS, LEVAL, and SULLIVAN, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Jana Romanova appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Caproni, J.) dismissing Romanova’s claim of willful copyright infringement against Defendant Amilus Inc. pursuant to Section 501 of the Copyright Act. Her complaint alleged that Defendant infringed upon her rights when it published a photograph authored by her on its website without her authorization. Defendant made no answer to the