lawsuit
“Nirvana baby” is now an adult suing the band for “child pornography”
Aug 25, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind album is as iconic as the album itself. But Spencer Elden, the baby in the image, is now a 30-year-old…
Photographer fails to deliver wedding photos; gets a $22,000 court order
Aug 13, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A couple from Canada recently sued a photographer who failed to deliver the photos of their 2015 wedding. The court found the photographer guilty, but…
Capcom sued by photographer for $12 million for using her photos in over 200 infringements
Jun 7, 2021
John Aldred
There’s a big myth out there that if you “alter” a portion of an image, the image is longer subject to copyright laws. Crop it…
Sony sued in class-action over A7 III shutters bricking cameras, forcing an expensive repair
Mar 27, 2021
John Aldred
A consumer by the name of John Guerriero has filed a class-action suit against Sony Electronics Inc. in the Southern District of New York over…
LeBron James settles lawsuit with photographer after using his photo without permission
Feb 8, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Almost a year ago, photographer Steven Mitchell sued LeBron James over alleged misuse of his photo. The Lakers superstar responded with a countersuit, but it…
Jennifer Hudson sued for $175,000 after posting a photo of herself to Instagram
May 21, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Many celebrities have been sued for posting a photo of themselves without permission. Now it’s Jennifer Hudson’s turn. The famous actress and singer posted a…
Tennessee: Shooting creepy photos of women ruled legal because it was done in public
May 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A 40-year-old-man who was following women and photographing them was recently freed from all charges despite the fact that he pointed his camera at their…
Autel Robotics wins patent suit over DJI – Calls for stop of sale and import of most DJI drones
May 18, 2020
John Aldred
Autel Robotics USA has won a pretty major victory over competing drone manufacturer DJI. The suit claimed that many of DJI’s consumer drones have been…
ACLU sues Baltimore Police Department over their drone surveillance program
Apr 15, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
On 1 April, Baltimore officials officially approved that this city’s police can use surveillance drones. Equipped with hi-res cameras, these drones would reportedly be used…
LeBron James sued for posting a photo of himself without permission; fans mad at the photographer
Mar 26, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After Gigi and Bella Hadid, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Ariana Grande – NBA superstar LeBron James is also being sued for posting a photo…