San Francisco-based freelancer Paige K. Parsons claims that singer Erykah Badu and her representatives, including Universal Music Group, used Parsons’s copyrighted photo without permission. By Rebecca
Vanessa Boy claims that the apparel retailer used her Instagram photo on social media and advertisements, without credit or permission. The Fashion Law. www.thefashionlaw.com/home/forever-21-hit-with-copyright-infringement-suit-over-instagram-photo
Mavrix Photographs alleges that news site Black Celebrity Kids used several of Mavrix’s registered photos of Beyonce, without permission. By Jenie Mallari-Torres. Northern California Record. http://norcalrecord.com/stories/511092046-mavrix-photographs-llc-alleges-website-used-celebrity-photos-without-license
A French court ruled that American artist Jeff Koons misappropriated the late French photographer Jean-François Bauret’s iconic photograph, in Koons’s statue creation, and the exhibiting Pompidou Center
The TV personality shared Don Mupasi’s images with her nearly five million Instagram followers, twice, without giving credit or asking for permission. By DL Cade. PetaPixel. https://petapixel.com/2017/02/03/celebrity-uses-photos-without-credit-twice
Kayla Kraft claims that the beer company lifted her registered photo from her Facebook page and used it for a retail marketing campaign throughout North Carolina. World
Michael Grecco claims that the media outlet stole his registered photo of a breast pump and used it in an online article. By World Intellectual
The real estate listings giant was sued for using thousands of VHT Studios’ photographs on Zillow’s website, to list properties, without permission. By E.B. Solomont. The
Local photographers claimed that the tourism company promoted their images on Instagram, for commercial purposes, without permission. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation. www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-03/social-media-photographers-dispute-use-of-photos-by-tourism-tas/8237672
