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Chinese photo agency slaps photographer with a $12,000 fine for using his own photos

Aug 18, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Can you imagine being charged thousands of dollars for using your own images? Neither can I, but this has recently happened to a renowned Chinese astrophotographer. Visual China Group (VCG) or “the Getty of China” accused Jeff Dai of copyright violation after he shared his own photos on social media. And for this “violation,” he might need to pay up to $12,000.

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Non-profit slammed $1,000+ fine for re-sharing an Instagram photo

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May 31, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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A Serbian non-profit Fruškać was recently ordered to pay over $1,000 for doing something most of us do daily. After they were tagged in a photo, they shared it on their Instagram Story straight from the original post. However, they were slammed with a lawsuit for it – and now they have to pay a fine. This case could have implications not only for photographers but all creatives and social media users. And not only in Serbia, but across the world.

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Getty Images sues Stable Diffusion makers over “copyright violations”

Jan 18, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Stock photo platform Getty Images has sued Stability AI, the maker of AI image generator Stable Diffusion. Getty alleges that the tech company unlawfully scraped millions of copyrighted images that Getty owns or represents. As they reportedly never asked for permission to do so, Getty claims that Stability AI benefited commercially, while harming the artists whose work it used to train its AI.

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Artists file a copyright lawsuit against Stable Diffusion and Midjourney

Jan 17, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Three artists have filed a copyright lawsuit against the creators of Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DreamUp, DeviantArt’s AI image generator. Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, Karla Ortiz, and their attorney claim that these programs have infringed the copyright of “millions of artists” by training their algorithm on their work without permission.

The Midjourney founder recently admitted to using “hundreds of millions of images” without their authors’ consent to train the image generator’s AI. And now, his company and the two others could face legal consequences.

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Photo agency sues Twitter for $228.9 million over copyright infringement

Jan 13, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Celebrity photo agency Backgrid has sued Twitter over copyright infringement after users uploaded thousands of its photos on the social media platform. Twitter reportedly received DMCA takedown notices, but failed to take action, and it also reportedly failed to sanction “repeat infringers.” Because of this, if Backgrid wins, Twitter will have to pay a whopping $228.9 million!

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Photographer sues company for using his pigeon photo, wins $1.2 million in damages

Dec 21, 2022 by Alex Baker 1 Comment
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A photographer has won a staggeringly high amount in a recent copyright dispute. The Los Angeles Federal courts awarded photographer Dennis Fugnetti $1.2 million for the use of a pigeon photo without permission.

Three years ago, Fugnetti filed the claim against anti-bird pest company Bird B Gone for using his image of a pigeon in flight for 12 years. The company sells spikes that are used to deter roosting pigeons and other birds from rooftops and balconies.

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Artist sues Cardi B and her photographer for copying his Marge Simpson illustration

Dec 6, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 6 Comments
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Rapper Cardi B recently got herself in legal trouble that broke the internet. On Halloween, she published photos of herself dressed like Marge Simpson in an iconic Thierry Mugler dress.  But as it turned out, the photo was inspired by work from another artist. And no, it’s not (just) Matt Groening.

The artist is now filing a lawsuit against both Cardi B and her photographer, and the whole case has reached the level of ridiculousness when it just becomes amazing.

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Getty bans AI-generated art due to potential copyright issues

Sep 22, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Getty Images, one of the biggest stock image platforms, has banned AI-generated images. If you want to upload and sell work you created through DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, or any other text-to-image tool, you won’t be able to do it there.

The reason? Potential copyright issues. Getty is concerned about the legality of such content, so they want to protect the site’s customers from unwanted copyright claims.

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Photographer sues Miley Cyrus for sharing his photo without permission

Sep 13, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 9 Comments
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Famous singer Miley Cyrus recently found herself in the middle of a copyright infringement lawsuit. As it often happens with celebrities, she was sued after posting a photo of herself on social media without asking for permission first. What’s more, she was sued by the same paparazzo who sued Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande (twice) and Dua Lipa over the same thing.

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Photographer loses contest prize after another artist claims he’d taken the photo

Aug 18, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 10 Comments
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Photographer Clancy Gebler Davies won the British Journal of Photography (BJP) Female in Focus Award last year. However, her winning sparked some controversy after another photographer accused her of, well, basically stealing the photo. He claimed that it was he who actually took the shot, and it resulted in the winning image being withdrawn from the Awards completely.

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