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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,…
British ruling blames Instagram and Pinterest for a teen girl’s suicide
Oct 3, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After a 14-year-old girl took her own life several years ago, both her parents and the public wondered how big of a role social media…
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…
Hurry up and claim your share of Google’s $100 million privacy settlement before 24 September
Sep 19, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Earlier this year, the state of Illinois filed a class action lawsuit against Google over Google Photos’ privacy concerns. The company settled, and it was…
Photographer sues Miley Cyrus for sharing his photo without permission
Sep 13, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Famous singer Miley Cyrus recently found herself in the middle of a copyright infringement lawsuit. As it often happens with celebrities, she was sued after…
Nikon denies RED’s infringement accusations, ready to prove it in court
Sep 12, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Earlier this year, RED filed a lawsuit against Nikon blaming them for illegally copying their video compression patent. Nikon announced the new version 2.0 firmware…
Nirvina Baby’s “child pornography” album cover lawsuit dismissed… again and for the last time
Sep 5, 2022
John Aldred
Spencer Elden has had his latest attempt at suing Nirvana over his claims of “sexual exploitation” dismissed in US District Court in Los Angeles. This…
US Copyright Office weighs in on the Warhol/Goldsmith Prince “fair use” photo saga
Aug 17, 2022
John Aldred
It’s like this case is never going to end, although it’s scheduled to do exactly that in October of this year when the Andy Warhol…
Chi Modu estate sues Universal Music Group for using a 2Pac photo without permission
Jun 30, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Chi Modu captured some of the most iconic photos of the 1990s hip-hop stars. The late photographer’s estate recently got in another legal battle, this…
Singer Dua Lipa sued for sharing a paparazzi photo on her Instagram… Again
Jun 28, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After so many cases of celebrities being sued for sharing photos without permission, you’d think at least some of them would learn a lesson. But…