Influencer’s Stolen Photo Aesthetic Lawsuit Against Rival is Dropped

The highly publicized showdown between two influencers over a stolen photo aesthetic has ended with the lawsuit being quietly dropped. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-5-29 15:13

Harvard Gives Up Ownership of Slave Photos After Descendant’s Lawsuit

Harvard University will give up ownership of two 175-year-old daguerreotypes depicting an enslaved father and daughter, following the resolution of a years-long legal battle with a woman who claims to be a descendant of the individuals in the photographs. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-5-28 15:56

Canadian Hospital Employee Has Nonconsensual Nude Photo Lawsuit Tossed

A hospital employee, who claims his ex-girlfriend shared his naked selfie without his consent, has been told that his nude photo is not protected by privacy laws because he took the picture while at work. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-5-22 16:15

Photographer Loses Copyright Lawsuit Claiming Lil Nas X Stole His Poses

Lil Nas X has beaten a lawsuit brought by a photographer who alleged that the rapper had copied his poses in several of his copyrighted images on Instagram. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-5-20 15:57

Photographer’s Lawsuit Could Redefine When Creators Can Sue for Copyright Infringement

A photographer's lawsuit is at the center of a Supreme Court petition that could change how long creators have to sue when their work gets stolen. The big question at the heart of the petition is: Does the clock for filing a copyright lawsuit start when the infringement happens -- or when the photographer actually finds out about the infringement? [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-30 13:16

Photographers Raise Funds for Nick Ut’s Lawsuit Against ‘The Stringer’ Documentary

A GoFundMe page has been set up to fund Nick Ut's legal fees as he plans a defamation lawsuit against the makers of The Stringer documentary which asserts he did not take the famous Napalm Girl photograph during the Vietnam War. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-11 15:02

Nick Ut Plans Defamation Lawsuit Against ‘Napalm Girl’ Documentary Makers

Photographer Nick Ut is reportedly planning to file a defamation lawsuit against the filmmakers of The Stringer -- a movie which casts aspersions on his authorship of the Napalm Girl photograph. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-31 19:30

Lawsuit Alleges Mark Zuckerberg Gave Permission for Meta to Train AI on Stolen Content

An amended lawsuit against Meta alleges that the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, approved training Meta's Llama AI models using copyrighted content. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-10 20:59

Getty Images Wants $1.7 Billion From its Lawsuit With Stability AI

Getty Images is seeking up to $1.7 billion in damages from Stability AI, according to the AI image generator company's latest accounts. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-19 15:20

Meta Must Face Defunct Phhhoto App’s Lawsuit For ‘Forcing it Out of Business’

Meta must face a lawsuit brought on by defunct animated photography app Phhhoto which accuses Instagram of copying its main feature and driving it out of business. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-13 17:20

Canon and Amazon Win Lawsuit Against Counterfeit Batteries and Chargers

Canon and Amazon have won a default judgment against 29 seller accounts that were engaged in what the two characterize as the illegal sale of counterfeit "Canon" batteries and chargers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-11-23 22:03

Muhammad Ali’s Photographer Wins $2.75 Million in Copyright Lawsuit

Muhammad Ali's personal photographer, Michael Gaffney, won a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against Authentic Brands Group (ABG), securing damages totaling $2.75 million. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-18 20:00

Muhammad Ali’s Photographer Wins $1.65 Million in Copyright Lawsuit

Muhammad Ali's personal photographer, Michael Gaffney, won a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against Authentic Brands Group (ABG), securing damages totaling $1.65 million. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-19 20:00

Amazon and Canon File Joint Lawsuit Against Counterfeit Toner Cartridges

Amazon and Canon have joined forces to file a lawsuit against 18 vendors allegedly selling counterfeit toner cartridges on the Amazon store. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-4 14:52

A Lawsuit Has Already Been Filed Against California Deepfake Laws

A lawsuit has already been filed against California's new laws designed to curb AI images and deepfakes.

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2024-9-24 17:50

Hamas Attack Survivors’ Lawsuit is ‘Fatal Blow’ to Photojournalism, Says AP

The Associated Press (AP) have asked a court to dismiss a $6.8 million lawsuit over the agency's use of freelance photojournalists who were allegedly "embedded with Hamas" to cover the October 7 attacks -- arguing that the legal action strikes “a fatal blow” to freedom of press. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-30 18:05

US Congressman Loses Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Success Kid’ Meme Photo

The mother who took the photo behind the "Success Kid" internet meme has won a copyright infringement lawsuit against former U.S. congressman Steve King who claimed that he made "fair use" of the image in campaign ads. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-17 15:24

NFL Says Photographer’s Lawsuit Over Using His Image for Football Star’s Statue is ‘Meritless’

The NFL and the Detroit Lions have filed motions to dismiss a photographer's "meritless" lawsuit over the use of his photo of former football star Barry Sanders to design a statue of him. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-17 17:46

The Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Apple: Everything You Need to Know

Thursday, the United States Justice Department joined 16 states and Washington D.C. in a massive antitrust lawsuit against Apple. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-22 23:29

US Government Sues Apple in Landmark Anti-Trust Lawsuit

According to people familiar with the matter, the United States Justice Department is preparing a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. The suit, expected to be filed today in a New Jersey federal court, represents the latest in the Biden administration's attempts to deal with monopolization in big tech. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-21 17:30

What is Going on With Photo Stealers? A $100 Million Lawsuit, Conspiracies, and Aliases

Photo Stealers, a website that has investigated and identified people who steal photos for over a decade, has become embroiled in increasingly expensive legal battles and was even brought offline by an alleged photo thief earlier this week. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-18 16:01

Photographer Wins Copyright Lawsuit After Website Used His Creative Commons Image

A photographer has emerged victorious after suing a website for using his Creative Commons image without the proper credit.

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2024-3-13 20:36

Irish Woman Loses $825,000 Injury Lawsuit Because of a Photo

Irish woman Kamila Grabska, 36, has lost a lawsuit she filed against RSA Insurance over alleged injuries sustained in a 2017 car crash. A 2018 photo of Grabska throwing a Christmas tree is at the heart of the legal outcome. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-26 21:02

Kat Von D Beats Photographer in Copyright Lawsuit Over Miles Davis Tattoo

Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D scored a resounding victory in the copyright infringement trial over her unlicensed use of a photograph of Miles Davis for a tattoo she inked on a client. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-29 14:43

Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate Settles Lawsuit Over Chi Modu’s Iconic Photos

Notorious B.I.G.’s estate has reached a settlement with the widow of late hip-hop photographer Chi Modu, resolving a long-running dispute over his famed images of the rapper. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-23 16:18

Defunct Phhhoto App Revives Lawsuit Against Meta For ‘Copying’ Boomerang

Defunct animated photography app Phhhoto is attempting to revive a lawsuit against Meta -- in which the company accused Instagram of copying its main feature. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-22 21:02

Wedding Photographer Wins Lawsuit to Not Shoot Same-Sex Marriages

A Christian wedding photographer has won a settlement in a lawsuit against the state of Virginia after he refused to shoot same-sex marriages. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-8 23:15

Judge Rules Lawsuit Against Netflix Over Photo in True-Crime Doc Can Proceed

A federal judge has ruled that Netflix may have defamed a Kentucky man, Taylor Hazlewood, after the streaming company used a photo of Hazelwood in a true-crime documentary about a convicted murderer. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-15 21:52

Photographer Loses Lawsuit Over His Photos in Billie Eilish Documentary

A photographer has lost a lawsuit against Apple over images that appeared in the background of a documentary about singer Billie Eilish -- with a judge calling the usage "too trivial" to be deemed infringing. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-6 16:12

McDonald’s and Wendy’s Win Lawsuit Over Size of Burgers in Ad Photos

McDonald's and Wendy's have defeated a lawsuit that accused the fast food chains of making its burgers look bigger in ad photos than they actually are. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-4 17:02

BeBop Files $25M Fraud Lawsuit Against Giggster Over Photo Website Sale

The BeBop Corporation has sued online rental studio platform Giggster for $25 million, alleging breach of contract and fraud over the sale of multiple photo publications including Outdoor Photographer and Imaging Resource. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-15 22:28

Museum Wins Lawsuit Over Photo of Michelangelo’s David

An Italian museum has won a lawsuit against a magazine publisher which used a photo of Michelangelo's sculpture David without permission -- despite the 500-year-old artwork belonging in the public domain. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-6 18:38

Amazon and Canon File Joint Lawsuit Against Camera Battery Counterfeiters

Amazon and Canon have targeted a large group of "bad actors" that the two companies allege have sold counterfeit camera batteries and chargers to unsuspecting buyers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-12 19:41

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

RED’s Lawsuit Against Nikon Dismissed: Z9 Gets to Keep Compressed RAW

RED's lawsuit against Nikon for infringing on its video compression patents has been dismissed, effectively giving Nikon permission to continue allowing compressed internal RAW video recording in its cameras. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-28 22:31

Lawsuit Alleges Lensa.ai App Illegally Took Users’ Biometric Data

A group in Illinois has filed a class action lawsuit against California-based Prisma Labs, the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered photo editing app, Lensa.ai. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-17 22:29

Artist Escapes Lawsuit Over Her Use of Iconic Ruth Bader Ginsberg Photo

An artist, whose work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, escaped a copyright infringement lawsuit over her unlicensed use of an iconic photograph of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-17 22:18

Sony Hit with Lawsuit Alleging its Lens Serial Numbers Fall Off

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the state of California that alleges the serial number stickers on Sony lenses too easily fall off and therefore prevent owners from getting free repairs or taking part in product recalls. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-8 20:20

Photographer Loses Lawsuit Against Meta Over Embedding

Meta has defeated a photographer in a lawsuit that claims Facebook contributes to copyright infringement by letting outside websites embed images shared on the social media platform. petapixel.com »

2022-10-27 18:35

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

Judge Dismisses Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Cover Photo Lawsuit Again

Spencer Elden, the man whose photo is on Nirvana's iconic album Nevermind, has lost a lawsuit he brought against the band after Elden claimed he was exploited as a child. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-9-7 17:16

Snap Reaches $35M Settlement in Privacy Lawsuit Over Lenses

Snap has agreed on a settlement of $35 million in an Illinois class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition.

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2022-8-25 23:01

Lawsuit Challenging Law That Restricts Recording Police Has Nationwide Implications

Earlier this year, Arizona governor Doug Ducey signed HB 2319, a law that would make it illegal to record or photograph police within eight feet of them. It's being challenged, and the results will have nationwide implications. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-24 19:52

NPPA Lawsuit Challenges Arizona Law Restricting the Recording of Police

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has joined with the Arizona Broadcasters Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (along with eight other media organizations) to file a lawsuit against Arizona's law that restricts the recording of police. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-24 21:00

Photographers Seek to Revive Lawsuit Against Instagram Over Embedding

Two photographers will seek to revive a class-action lawsuit against Instagram that claims it contributes to copyright infringement by letting outside websites embed images. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-29 18:48

Actress Who Said Paparazzi ‘Weaponize’ Copyright Settles Lawsuit

After claiming paparazzi "weaponize" the copyright act, actress Lisa Rinna has settled her $1.2 million lawsuit with a photo agency after posting images of herself on her Instagram account without prior permission. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-28 23:46

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit That Claimed the Pentax K-50 Was Flawed

A judge has thrown out a class-action lawsuit against Ricoh that alleged its Pentax digital camera was designed with a defect that caused photos to come out pitch black. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-16 23:27

Google Pays $100 Million in Facial Recognition Class Action Lawsuit

Google has agreed to pay $100 million in a settlement of a class action lawsuit in Illinois. Residents of the state are able to claim money from the suit if they appeared on Google Photos between 2015 and 2022. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-7 19:44

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

Lawsuit Alleges the FAA’s New Drone Rules Violate Constitutional Rights

The drone equipment retailer RaceDayQuads (RDQ) is in the midst of a legal battle with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a case that has the potential to shake up the commercial drone operations and manufacturing industry. petapixel.com »

2021-11-13 20:26