copyright
Lady Gaga shares watermarked photo, Shutterstock responds. Then Twitter exploded
Jan 26, 2020
Udi Tirosh
It sometimes amazes me how big artists can be ignorant of copyright laws. Take this latest incident with Lady Gaga from earlier this week. Lady…
Photographers, beware this copyright grab on Instagram
Dec 26, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
If you’re a photographer and share your work on Instagram and other social networks, chances are someone will contact you to ask for a use…
Photographer wins copyright lawsuit over embedded tweets, now sues more publications
Nov 30, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Last year, photographer Justin Goldman filed a lawsuit against several publications that featured someone’s embedded tweet with his copyrighted photo. The court ruled that this…
Former Prince photographer sues singer’s estate for copyright infringement
Nov 28, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Madison Dube, a photographer working with Prince during the final years of his life, has filed a lawsuit against the late singer’s estate. She claims…
Dentist’s photos of patients’ teeth can be protected by copyright, court rules
Nov 26, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
After Dr. Mitchell Pohl took photos of his patient’s teeth to showcase his work, he found his photo used without permission on several different websites….
Model Emily Ratajkowski sued for posting a paparazzi photo of herself to Instagram Story
Oct 30, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
After posting a paparazzi photo of herself to Instagram Story, model and actress Emily Ratajkowski is being sued for $150,000. Photographer Robert O’Neil has filed…
Rugby star publicly apologizes to photographer after sharing his photo without permission
Sep 27, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
When celebrities get busted for posting someone’s image without permission or credit, they often overreact and take it out on the photographer. But this is…
Photographer faces legal action after using a photo he downloaded from Unsplash
Jul 23, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Many photographers argue that Unsplash is a disaster for the industry. But it seems that it can also be harmful to those who download and…
UK magazine uses photo on cover without permission, blames it on a stock photo website
Jul 9, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
A photo of David Lynch by Nadav Kander was recently published on the cover of UK magazine The Big Issue. It would certainly be fantastic…
Gigi Hadid thinks she can use paparazzi photos because she contributes to them “with her smile and outfit”
Jun 25, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
It was more than once that Gigi Hadid was sued for using a photo of herself without permission or crediting the photographer. The famous model’s…