Marie Claire and Estée Lauder-owned Bumble and bumble shared Pennsylvania photographer James Jollay's image with nearly 1 million Instagram followers, without credit or compensation. By James Jollay. PetaPixel. https://petapixel.com/2017/04/21/copyright-censorship-instagram-marie-claire-stole-photo...
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Action photographer Jeffrey R. Werner alleges that Barcroft Media, Ltd. and Valnet Inc. used his registered photos without permission. By Wadi Reformado. Northern California Record. http://norcalrecord.com/stories/511102728-photographer-claims-barcroft-media-valnet-unlawfully-used-photos...
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Thoroughbred racing lensmen contend with an increasingly competitive and expensive bid to protect their copyrighted photographs. By Sarah Radford. Horse & Hound. www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/equestrian-photograph-copyright-theft-617064...
Continue readingThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds that website moderators may have the ability to screen for copyrighted content, thus limiting site operators' DMCA safe-harbor immunity from copyright claims. By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/appeals-court-rule-website-moderators-can-potentially-undercut-copyright-defense-992002...
Continue reading San Francisco-based freelancer Paige K. Parsons claims that singer Erykah Badu and her representatives, including Universal Music Group, used Parsons's copyrighted photo without permission. By Rebecca Cooper. Washington Business Journal. www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/03/28/photographer-sues-erykah-badu-in-d-c-court-over.html...
Continue reading Vanessa Boy claims that the apparel retailer used her Instagram photo on social media and advertisements, without credit or permission. The Fashion Law. www.thefashionlaw.com/home/forever-21-hit-with-copyright-infringement-suit-over-instagram-photo...
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Mavrix Photographs alleges that news site Black Celebrity Kids used several of Mavrix's registered photos of Beyonce, without permission. By Jenie Mallari-Torres. Northern California Record. http://norcalrecord.com/stories/511092046-mavrix-photographs-llc-alleges-website-used-celebrity-photos-without-license...
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A French court ruled that American artist Jeff Koons misappropriated the late French photographer Jean-François Bauret's iconic photograph, in Koons's statue creation, and the exhibiting Pompidou Center was at fault for using an image of the statue in its marketing materials. By Amah-Rose Abrams. Artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-pompidou-lose-copyright-infringement-case-887324...
Continue reading The TV personality shared Don Mupasi's images with her nearly five million Instagram followers, twice, without giving credit or asking for permission. By DL Cade. PetaPixel. https://petapixel.com/2017/02/03/celebrity-uses-photos-without-credit-twice...
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Kayla Kraft claims that the beer company lifted her registered photo from her Facebook page and used it for a retail marketing campaign throughout North Carolina. World Intellectual Property Review. www.worldipreview.com/news/fake-moustache-sparks-copyright-lawsuit-against-ab-inbev-13596...
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