lawsuit
Artists file a copyright lawsuit against Stable Diffusion and Midjourney
Jan 17, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Three artists have filed a copyright lawsuit against the creators of Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DreamUp, DeviantArt’s AI image generator. Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, Karla…
Photo agency sues Twitter for $228.9 million over copyright infringement
Jan 13, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Celebrity photo agency Backgrid has sued Twitter over copyright infringement after users uploaded thousands of its photos on the social media platform. Twitter reportedly received…
Seattle schools sue TikTok, Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube over students’ mental health and behavioral issues
Jan 10, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube; and their parent companies are facing yet another lawsuit over mental health issues in children. This time, it comes from…
Photographer sues company for using his pigeon photo, wins $1.2 million in damages
Dec 21, 2022
Alex Baker
A photographer has won a staggeringly high amount in a recent copyright dispute. The Los Angeles Federal courts awarded photographer Dennis Fugnetti $1.2 million for…
Bella Hadid sued for posting a photo of herself without permission. Again
Dec 19, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Model Bella Hadid recently posted a photo of herself on Instagram without asking for the photographer’s permission. And now, she’s facing a copyright infringement lawsuit….
Artist sues Cardi B and her photographer for copying his Marge Simpson illustration
Dec 6, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Rapper Cardi B recently got herself in legal trouble that broke the internet. On Halloween, she published photos of herself dressed like Marge Simpson in…
Balenciaga won’t sue the photographer behind the controversial kids and BDSM props campaign
Nov 29, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Fashion company Balenciaga came under fire recently after publishing a campaign featuring children and BDSM props. After threatening legal action against creatives behind the photos,…
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 loses embedding lawsuit against Meta… For now
Oct 27, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Earlier this year, a photographer filed a lawsuit against Meta. As in some previous cases, it was because of Meta’s embed tool which allows anyone…
Texas AG sues Google for “unauthorized capture and use” of biometric data
Oct 24, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After filing a lawsuit against Meta, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now after Google. The AG has sued Google over the alleged unlawful use…