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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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Facebook will finally let you claim ownership of your photos

Sep 22, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Facebook is making some changes to the platform that will make all users really happy, but especially if they’re photographers. Soon, you will be able to protect your photos and control where they are shared on both Instagram and Facebook. If you want to have them taken down, you’ll also be able to file a takedown request.

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“Copyright troll” lawyer Richard Liebowitz slapped $103,500 fine for misconduct

Jul 15, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Lawyer Richard Liebowitz has filed so many copyright infringement claims that he’s been referred to as “a copyright troll.” According to a recent court order, he has also been sanctioned plenty of times, so he has just been slapped a $103,000 fine for misconduct.

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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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“American Chopper” star ordered to pay over $258,000 for using photographer’s work without permission

Feb 24, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 22 Comments
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Paul Teutul Sr., the star of the famous reality TV show “American Chopper,” has been sued by a photographer whose photo he used without permission. The judge has sided with the photographer, and the court has ordered Teutul to pay $258,484.45 for copyright infringement.

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The UK won’t be implementing the EU Copyright Directive after Brexit

Jan 28, 2020 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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About a year ago now, the final language of the EU Copyright Directive was released. Its goal was for the “harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society”. But a couple of articles contained within the directive aren’t great, have been quite controversial and could have wide-reaching effects for photographers and filmmakers beyond the obvious.

Basically, the burden for online copyright theft with the new directive basically falls upon the company hosting the content, and not the user that put it there. This shifting of burden means that entire services may disappear overnight, or you suddenly find you can’t upload content to certain platforms because they’ve just blocked your country.

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Photographers, beware this copyright grab on Instagram

Dec 26, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 9 Comments
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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 of your photo. And when this happens, make sure to always read the fine print. Otherwise, you may give someone an unlimited usage of your work without being aware of it.

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Photographer wins copyright lawsuit over embedded tweets, now sues more publications

Nov 30, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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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 was, indeed, copyright infringement, so Goldman won the case. Now, he is looking to extend his victory and he is going for a few more news sites and blogs.

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Former Prince photographer sues singer’s estate for copyright infringement

Nov 28, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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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 that the estate been using her work without a license. Therefore, she is suing the estate along with its “associated companies” for copyright infringement.

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