Pardini

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER MOTION (Doc. 6)

Introduction

Plaintiff Credit Bureau Connection, Inc. (“CBC”) moves for a temporary restraining order against defendants William Pardini (“Mr. Pardini”), a CBC shareholder, director, and officer, and B.T.B., Inc., d.b.a. Data Consultants (“Data Consultants”), a company wholly-owned and operated by Mr. Pardini (collectively “defendants”). CBC contends that defendants have blocked CBC from accessing its copyrighted software program and database. CBC seeks an order, inter alia, to prohibit defendants from restricting CBC’s access to the software program, known as eF & I Complete, changing passwords to the internet-based software program, changing the source code, and otherwise interfering with CBC’s customer contracts. In addition, CBC seeks an order to mandate defendants to restore access rights and functionalities of the software to CBC. Although defendants successfully dispute ownership of the copyright, CBC establishes a likelihood of success on its claim that defendants are violating its unlimited implied license to the software and are interfering with CBC’s existing and prospective economic relations. Having…