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Photographer files a lawsuit over iconic Pulp Fiction poster, court says he’s too late

Dec 2, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Firooz Zahedi, the photographer behind the iconic Pulp Fiction movie poster, filed a lawsuit against Miramax. He claims that the company broke the contract by using his image on a bunch of consumer products, but he was too late. The court rejected the suit alleging that he was too late to file it.

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Photographer calls out TikToker Charli D’Amelio over “stealing his photos” for her book

Sep 9, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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A super-star of TikTok, Charli D’Amelio, published her first book in December last year. However, it looks like some photos in it were used without the photographer’s permission. In a series of tweets and a video, photographer Jake Doolittle accused the young dancer’s team of using photos without his permission and without any compensation.

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Dua Lipa sued for sharing a photo of herself on Instagram without permission

Jul 12, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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English pop star Dua Lipa was recently sued for sharing a photo of herself on Instagram. Like many other celebrities before her, she shared a paparazzi photo without permission or at least credits. In return, the photographer’s agency sued her, seeking $150,000 in damages.

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Photographer loses case against Met museum who used his photo without permission

Apr 7, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 15 Comments
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When the Metropolitan Museum of Art set up an exhibition in 2019, they used a 1982 photo by photographer Lawrence Marano. The photographer claims that the Met stole it and filed a lawsuit against it. However, a panel of judges has ruled in favor of the museum, stating that it used the image “for educational purposes”

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Photographer sues Kat Von D over a tattoo of his 30-year-old photo

Feb 16, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 71 Comments
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We’ve seen different kinds of copyright infringement lawsuits, and here’s a very unusual one. Photographer Jeff Sedlik has filed a lawsuit against famous tattoo artist Kat von D who used his photo of Miles Davis for a tattoo. The photographer seeks $150,000 in statutory damages plus any profits earned made by depicting the tattoo and removing any “derivative works” she could have made from it.

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Image theft should be a thing of the past – a personal story

Dec 1, 2020 by David Williams 1 Comment
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We’re used to seeing images shared on social media, especially on feature accounts where this is considered normal. Photographers put a lot of time and effort into creating great images and once in a while we see our work stolen. This happened to me recently and I’d like to share the story with you.

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Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram remove Trump’s video over alleged copyright infringement

Jun 10, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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Twitter, Instagram and its parent company Facebook recently removed Donald Trump’s video from its platforms. The video contained photos of protests that prompted after George Floyd’s death on 25 May. One of the photos was a subject of a copyright complaint filed by the copyright holder.

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Photographer sues Microsoft for $150,000 for using her photos without permission

Jun 1, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 16 Comments
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Photographer Matilde Gattoni has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement. According to the lawsuit, Microsoft used Gattoni’s photos in an article on MSN. However, she claims that the company didn’t license the photos, nor they had her permission to use them.

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Jennifer Hudson sued for $175,000 after posting a photo of herself to Instagram

May 21, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 53 Comments
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Many celebrities have been sued for posting a photo of themselves without permission. Now it’s Jennifer Hudson’s turn. The famous actress and singer posted a photo of herself to Instagram, and the photographer who shot it is now, of course, asking for damages.

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Photographer sues supermodel Bella Hadid for sharing his photo on Instagram without permission

Mar 13, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 32 Comments
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It happens every once in a while that a celebrity gets sued for posting photos of themselves to Instagram without permission. And this time, it was supermodel Bella Hadid. The model reportedly shared a photo of herself to Instagram without the photographer’s permission, and he’s slapping her with a lawsuit in return.

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