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LA Lakers player sued by photographer for removing photo credit

Jul 7, 2022 by Alex Baker 1 Comment

Basketball player Kendrick Nunn has been sued for copyright infringement after allegedly cropping out the photo credit and posting an image to his Instagram without the photographer’s permission.

Sports photographer Steven Mitchell filed the lawsuit with Florida District Court. Mitchell, alleges that Nunn deliberately removed his attribution and credit that accompanied the original image which was taken in 2019 when Nunn played for the Miami Heat. Mitchell licensed his sports photographs primarily through Imagn Content Services, a division of the USA Today Media Network.

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LeBron James settles lawsuit with photographer after using his photo without permission

Feb 8, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

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 appears that both lawsuits have now been settled.

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LeBron James sued for posting a photo of himself without permission; fans mad at the photographer

Mar 26, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments

After Gigi and Bella Hadid, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Ariana Grande – NBA superstar LeBron James is also being sued for posting a photo of himself to Instagram. One would think that it was an expected move from the photographer, right? Well, comments from LeBron’s fans, are angry with the photographer, show that this isn’t really the case.

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