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Photographer sues Kanye West for phone throw incident
Jun 2, 2023
Alex Baker
Kanye West is being sued by a photographer after he allegedly grabbed her phone and threw it into the street. According to the lawsuit, West…
Non-profit slammed $1,000+ fine for re-sharing an Instagram photo
May 31, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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…
Montana TikTokers strike back, sue the state over the TikTok ban
May 22, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After Montana banned TikTok, it happened what we all thought it would: the creators have struck back. A group of app users has sued the…
Supreme Court rules against Warhol in the Warhol/Goldsmith Prince photo case
May 19, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In the never-ending Warhol/Goldsmith “Prince photo” case, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the photographer. The judges decided that Andy Warhol violated Lynn Goldsmith’s…
TikTok and Meta face lawsuit from Maryland public schools over “addictive” platforms
May 18, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A public school in Maryland has filed a lawsuit against the owners of social media giants like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube. The 200-page…
Cruise ship passenger arrested for hiding camera in public bathroom
May 11, 2023
Alex Baker
A cruise ship passenger was arrested last week for allegedly hiding a camera in a public bathroom on board the ship. Over 150 people were…
“Photo voyeurism” in Japan now sends you to prison for up to three years
May 3, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Lawmakers in Japan are introducing the country’s first laws against upskirting and other types of “photo voyeurism.” If you take any kind of sexually exploitative…
Rapper sued by Ohio police for using raid images in music video
Mar 27, 2023
Alex Baker
Ohio police are suing rap star Afroman for using footage of a live police raid on his house in a music video. Several members of…
ARRI settles its patent lawsuits with Rotolight over user-customisable lighting effects
Feb 1, 2023
John Aldred
“ARRI has agreed to a settlement with Rotolight”, a joint statement between the two companies begins. In September 2021, ARRI began legal proceedings towards Rotolight,…
Getty Images sues Stable Diffusion makers over “copyright violations”
Jan 18, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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…