New Jersey wedding photographer Neil Clipper, represented by , sues Reality Tea for using Clipper's wedding photo of Teresa and Joe Giudice on Reality's site without permission. TMZ. www.tmz.com/2016/07/27/teresa-joe-giudice-wedding-photographer-lawsuit...
Continue reading New York-based photographer Glen Craig, represented by , sues American blues legend B.B. King's estate and Universal Music Group for infringing on Craig's exclusive photographs of King. By the Associated Press. Billboard. www.billboard.com/articles/news/7431254/bb-king-estate-universal-music-sued-by-photographer...
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Photographer J.C. Rice, represented by , claims that Cox used his photo of a formerly missing Columbia University student, without permission or credit, on the radio station giant's websites. By Adam Goldstein. The SPLC. www.splc.org/blog/splc/2016/06/rice-v-cmg-copyright-lawsuit...
Continue reading London-based photographer Alex Masi, represented by , claims that the company willfully infringed on his photo, in a Yahoo news article. By Alexis Kramer. Bloomberg BNA. www.bna.com/photojournalist-goes-yahoo-b57982076169...
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Texas Star-Telegram Staff Photographer Richard W. Rodriguez airs his and the newspaper's frustrations about infringements on Rodriguez's now-viral iconic photo of Toronto Blue Jay Jose Bautista's punch to the face by Texas Ranger Rougned Odor. By Andrew Greenstein. CBS Local Media. http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/06/20/iconic-photo-source-of-pride-frustration-for-photographer...
Continue reading The photo agency claims that an Ohio man devised a scheme that allowed him to steal and resell thousands of Getty's high-resolution images through a Facebook group. By DL Cade. PetaPixel. http://petapixel.com/2016/06/14/getty-sues-man-allegedly-sold-thousands-stolen-photos-facebook...
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Donald Trump's presidential campaign settles copyright suit brought by two photographers who claimed that the campaign used their iconic "Bald Eagle Portrait" photograph on campaign merchandise without permission. By Victoria Bekiempis. New York Daily News. www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-settles-lawsuit-bald-eagle-photos-article-1.2656946...
Continue reading Music photographer Dennis Morris sues appropriation artist Richard Prince for using Morris's copyrighted photos of Sex Pistols bass guitarist Sid Vicious, without Morris's consent. By Vida Weisblum. Observer. http://observer.com/2016/06/prince-gagosian-sued-for-appropriating-famed-sid-vicious-photo...
Continue reading Dutch celebrity photographer Dana Lixenberg sues the music-streaming giant for using her photo of the late "Notorious B.I.G." without permission on the artist's Spotify page. By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/spotify-sued-notorious-big-image-899527...
Continue reading New York freelance celebrity photographer Steve Sands, represented by , sues Dan Abrams's celebrity news site The Mary Sue for infringing on his exclusive photos of the Netflix original TV series "Jessica Jones." By Keith J. Kelly. New York Post. http://nypost.com/2016/05/31/abcs-dan-abrams-being-sued-by-photographer-for-150k...
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