A federal appeals court sustained the award for Philadelphia photographer Andrew Paul Leonard, after a dietary supplements company used Leonard's stem cell photographs, without permission, 92 times. By David Walker. Photo District News. www.pdnonline.com/news/legal/copyright/Appeals-Court-Upholds-1-6-Million-Infringement-Verdict-17241.shtml...
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Zuma, represented by , sues Getty for illegally licensing and profiting from over 47,000 of Zuma's sports photos. By Cyrus Farivar. Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/getty-images-sued-again-over-alleged-misuse-of-over-47000-photos By Andrew Chung. Reuters. www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N1AK0BB...
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LA photojournalist Todd Bigelow, represented by , sues Fox for using Bigelow's Mexican border photo, in a news article, without permission. By Tobias Burns. The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fox-news-sued-use-mexico-915435...
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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...
Continue reading 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...
Continue reading 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...
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