lawsuit
Emily Ratajkowski sued by photographer for posting photos on instagram without permission…again
Jun 23, 2022
Alex Baker
A photographer has accused model and actor Emily Ratajkowski of using an image of herself on social media without permission, according to a copyright infringement…
Forensic photographer to be paid with “experience” instead of money, court rules
Jun 14, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Forensic photography sounds like one of the most stressful jobs, at least in the area of photography. But federal court recently decided that, in some…
Google pays $100 million after being sued over Google Photos facial recognition
Jun 7, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Last month, Illinois filed a class action lawsuit against Google over privacy concerns. As the Google Photos app uses facial recognition, plaintiffs alleged that the…
Notorious BIG estate thinks “parasite” photographers shouldn’t sell their photos of celebrities
Jun 3, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Biggie Smalls estate (Notorious B.I.G., LLC) has filed a lawsuit against the wife of the famous hip hop photographer Chi Modu. According to Biggie’s estate,…
“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….
Judge rules in favor of Pinterest after photographer sues them for copyright infringement
May 27, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Pinterest is a place where we can find inspiration for all kinds of creative endeavors. For me, it’s usually seeing the picture, then clicking on…
RED sues Nikon for infringement on video compression patent
May 27, 2022
Alex Baker
High-end video camera brand RED is suing Nikon for illegally copying their video compression patent. Nikon introduced the system in their new firmware 2.0 update…
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…
Snap, Google and Apple sued for failing to protect kids from online predators
May 19, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Yet another lawsuit has arisen against Snap, and this time, Google and Apple have been sued, too. A 16-year-old girl and her mother sued the…