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Royal photographer sues US store for using his photo of Princess Diana
Jan 4, 2024
Alex Baker
Glenn Harvey, a former photographer for the British Royal family, is suing a Tennessee men’s wear store for using a photograph of Princess Diana without…
What did AI mean for photographers in 2023?
Dec 29, 2023
Alex Baker
Artificial Intelligence took the reigns in 2023 with a new development every other day (or so it seemed). How is it possible that ChatGPT and…
New Hampshire photographer sues church over unauthorized image use
Dec 29, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
New Hampshire photographer Erin Paul Donovan is suing Wightman United Methodist Church in Prosperity, South Carolina, for using his copyrighted photograph without permission. Donovan alleges the church used the image, depicting New Hampshire’s White Mountains, as a thumbnail for a sermon video on its website in June 2021.
Photographer wins $6 million in copyright case
Dec 13, 2023
Alex Baker
A Californian photographer has won a copyright lawsuit and was awarded $6.3 million in compensation. The jury ruled that a retirement home business breached copyright…
Guns ‘n’ Roses photographer sues band and management over sexual harassment and copyright infringement
Nov 16, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The iconic rock band Guns N’ Roses and their management are soon to end up in court. The band’s longtime photographer, Katarina Benzova, has filed…
Miles Davis photographer will get his day in court over copyright dispute
Oct 17, 2023
Alex Baker
A photographer who issued a lawsuit against celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D for using his photo of jazz legend Miles Davis as a tattoo…
George R.R. Martin joins fellow authors in copyright lawsuit against OpenAI
Sep 20, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Authors Guild and famous writers like George R.R. Martin, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, and Jodi Picoult are suing OpenAI. They claim that the company used their books without asking to train their AI models – without permission, apparently. The lawsuit was just filed in New York, and it will be a class action suit, which would let other writers join in.
No copyright protection for AI generated images, says judge
Aug 21, 2023
Alex Baker
A United States District Court Judge has determined that AI-generated artworks cannot have copyright protection. The ruling came as a response to a lawsuit brought…
Chinese photo agency slaps photographer with a $12,000 fine for using his own photos
Aug 18, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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…
Photographer’s lawsuit makes former model “terrified” of posting on Instagram
Aug 9, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Many photographers have sued celebrities for posting their photos on social media without permission and credit. One of them sued former supermodel and current writer…