Beijing Court Fines Face-Swap App for Infringement After Models Sue It

A court in Beijing, China has fined an AI face-swap app for infringement after two models sued the platform over its unauthorized use of their photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-24 16:45

Photographer Awarded $6.3 Million in Copyright Infringement Trial

An architecture photographer in California has been awarded $6.3 million after a jury found that a retirement community provider used 43 of his pictures without a license. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-12 16:38

Photographer Sues Guns ‘N’ Roses For Copyright Infringement

A photographer is suing Guns ‘N’ Roses for copyright infringement and their management for sexual harassment.

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2023-11-15 14:53

Canon and Amazon Filed a Joint Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

MELVILLE, NY, May 10, 2023 — Canon U. S. A. , Inc. and its parent company, Canon Inc. of Japan, and Amazon. com, Inc. and Amazon. com Services LLC jointly filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against 29 selling accounts which sold camera batteries and chargers in the Amazon store, alleging infringement [. canonrumors.com »

2023-5-12 18:05

Photographer Sues Gannett for $34 Million For Copyright Infringement

A photographer is suing Gannett Media for as much as $34 million in damages after hundreds of its news publications allegedly used her image without permission. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-15 20:15

Miley Cyrus Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit with Paparazzi

Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit a month after she was sued for posting an image of herself on Instagram without the photographer's permission. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-22 17:29

Photographer Loses Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Pinterest

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Pinterest in a lawsuit by a photographer who claimed the company infringed over fifty of his copyrighted works by displaying them alongside advertisements in the form of "promoted pins." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-5-26 17:23

Nikon is the latest camera company sued by DigiMedia Tech over alleged patent infringement

DigiMedia Tech, LLC, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against yet another camera company, this time going after Nikon over its alleged infringement of three different US patents. This lawsuit follows similar infringement cases brought against Olympus, Fujifilm and JK Imaging, all of them also over the alleged infringement of digital camera technology patents. dpreview.com »

2020-7-1 21:14

This Instagram Copyright Infringement Notice is a Phishing Scam

If you ever receive a direct message on Instagram informing you that copyright infringement has been detected in your photos, beware: it may actually be a cleverly-disguised phishing scam. This particular scam was first reported by Fstoppers writer Andy Day, who received a copyright infringement message that was purportedly from The North Face Chile (@thenorthfacechile). […] petapixel.com »

2020-6-30 21:40

Photographer Sues Microsoft for Millions Over Copyright Infringement

Photographer Matilde Gattoni is suing Microsoft corporation for millions of dollars in damages after she discovered that company-owned publication MSN used several of her images in an article about “the women leading China’s wine revolution” without paying to license them or asking for permission. petapixel.com »

2020-6-2 22:38

Copytrack report claims 2.5 billion online images were stolen per day in 2018

Illustration showing copyright infringements by continent, used with permission Image rights enforcement company Copytrack has released its new Global Infringement Report 2019 study detailing the current state of unauthorized image use around the world. dpreview.com »

2019-3-30 22:24

Grumpy Cat Wins $710,000 in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Grumpy Cat, the Internet favorite feline whose photos have been widely used in memes, has been awarded $710,000 in a copyright infringement lawsuit. The cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, became famous around 2012 when photos of her and her grouchy facial expressions went viral online. People soon began placing humorous text across the […] petapixel.com »

2018-1-25 19:58

A Photographer’s Introduction to Copyright Infringement

The folks over at Imagerights have released an essential guide to copyright infringement for photographers that you can check out after the jump! thephoblographer.com »

2018-1-10 08:00

When a Copyright Infringement Search Tool Gets Its Copyright Infringed

My name is Leila Boujnane, and I’m the CEO of TinEye, a reverse image search tool many photographers use to find copyright infringements on the Internet. This post is about how not even copyright infringement search tools are immune to copyright infringement. petapixel.com »

2017-11-30 23:10

CBS sues photographer for sharing TV show screenshots on social media

CBS Broadcasting is suing photojournalist Jon Tannen for doing something you (and most people you know) have probably done: sharing screenshots from an old television show on social media. The lawsuit is being characterized a 'retaliatory strike' by some, since Tannen filed his own copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS Interactive back in February. dpreview.com »

2017-11-2 21:59

Lawsuit ruling sends clear message: Register your photo copyrights ASAP

Though copyright is automatically granted to creators for their created works in the United States, the option remains to officially (and voluntarily) register those copyrights with the U. S. dpreview.com »

2017-8-2 22:31

Photographer Sues Trump Org for Copyright Infringement

A New Orleans-based photojournalist has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Trump Organization, accusing President Trump’s company of using her photo without permission. The Daily Mail reports that the Trump Organization used a photograph taken by photographer Julie Dermansky on the company’s website and on the @realdonaldtrump Instagram account. The photo, which was taken at a […] petapixel.com »

2017-6-25 19:10

Company wins $900k in damages after competitor steals images

In 2015, Oregon-based company Under a Foot Plant Co. filed a lawsuit against Maryland-based competitor Exterior Design Inc. over the latter company's alleged copyright infringement. According to the lawsuit, Exterior Design used 24 of Under a Foot Plant Co. dpreview.com »

2017-5-17 22:15