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In the first 6 months of 2017, the social media giant took down nearly 3 million posts, in response to intellectual property complaints. By Paresh

Photographer and creative artist Katie Thierjung, and two companies, allege that the fashion designer used their designs without permission. By Isaac Kaplan.  Artsy. www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artist-sues-marc-jacobs-copyright-infringement

Bulgarian-born artist Gianfranco Gorgoni claims that the museum and an artist misappropriated Gorgoni’s copyrighted photos of an iconic California fence, in an exhibition. By Jonathan Stempel. 

Sara Pope dismisses case against the reality TV star and several producer co-defendants, for promoting Pope’s famed lips photo, without permission. By Nancy Dillon.  New

Sarah Baley claims that the pharmaceutical company used her registered photos in marketing materials and online, without permission or compensation. Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review.

International street photographers raise awareness about commercial infringements on the collective group’s social media photos. By Elizabeth Paton.  The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/fashion/milan-fashion-week-street-style-photographers.html

Peter Cepeda claims that the model posted his exclusive agency photo of Hadid to her Instagram account, gaining over 1.2M “likes,” without credit or compensation.

Here’s a great example of why it’s important to be prepared, before your photos and videos go viral. By Michael Sechler.  PetaPixel. https://petapixel.com/2017/09/13/shot-hurricane-irma-photo-went-viral-wasnt-paid-dime

This article explains how easy it is for watermarks to be removed by computer algorithms.  Properly copyrighting your work is key! By Nick Statt.  The