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Sony faces class action lawsuit over lens serial number stickers falling off
Nov 8, 2022
John Aldred
It appears that a class action lawsuit has been filed in California against Sony. It alleges that the serial number stickers on Sony lenses are…
Photographer sues reality TV star after she fails to pay $1K for his photos
Oct 5, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
NeNe Leakes, former star of Real Housewives of Atlanta, was recently sued over photos she reportedly never paid for. The owner of Photography By Ace,…
Nikon is trying to invalidate RED’s raw video patent, arguing it shouldn’t have been granted in the first place
Sep 29, 2022
John Aldred
It’s no secret that RED is very protective of its patents, particularly the one covering the internal recording of compressed raw video. They’ve pursued it…
“Copyright troll” sues student newspaper after using Creative Commons photo
Jun 2, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There’s a joke saying that the most common lie in the world is “I have read and understood Terms and Conditions.” Well, misunderstanding terms and…
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Ricoh USA (again) over Pentax K-30 and K-50 aperture defects
May 30, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh USA is being sued again, with a class-action suit in Pennsylvania over defects in the aperture mechanism of the Pentax K-30 and K-50 DSLRs….
McDonald’s and Wendy’s sued for $50M over misleading ads that make burgers look bigger
May 19, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
One would say we’re all used to the fact that burgers always look way more appetizing in photos than they do in life. However, a…
Judge dismisses “creep” photographer’s defamation suit against Hilary Duff
May 11, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In 2020, actress and singer Hilary Duff publicly called out a photographer who was taking photos at her kid’s soccer game. She filmed him with…
Burger King sued for misleading images of ‘beefed-up’ burgers
Apr 27, 2022
Alex Baker
I have this theory that you have to eat fast food at least a couple of times a year just to remind yourself of how…
Snoop Dogg proclaims “m********ing photographers” shouldn’t own celebrity photos they take
Mar 10, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There are some celebrities who think that photos of them belong to them and that they can use them however they want. As you know, this…
Photographer Jock Sturges admits historical case of sexual misconduct
Nov 22, 2021
Alex Baker
Controversial American photographer John ‘Jock’ Sturgis has pleaded guilty to allegations of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old student when he taught photography at a private…