Splash News alleges that the celebrity posted the agency’s exclusive, copyrighted image of Simpson on Instagram, and removed Splash’s photo credit, without permission or compensation.
A jury awarded the amount to Grumpy Cat Limited, after Grenade Beverage, LLC used the cat’s image on roasted coffee products, without permission. By Michael
Professional artists create their work for a living, and should always be fairly compensated, as this article points out. By Michael Zhang. PetaPixel. https://petapixel.com/2015/10/06/when-a-pulitzer-prize-winning-photographer-is-asked-for-free-photos
Karen Anvil’s image of the royal siblings, together with their significant others, smiling directly at the camera, offers a lesson as to why it’s so
Jim Olive employs a unique legal strategy to compel the University of Houston to adequately compensate him for the use of his photo. By L.M.
The bath and kitchen manufacturer claims that an unauthorized retailer marketed its copyrighted images without permission. By Arthur Thomas. BizTimes Media. www.biztimes.com/2017/industries/law/kohler-suing-online-retailer-essential-hardware-for-copyright-infringement
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.
