The estate of mid-1900s Chicago street artist Vivian Maier claims that it owns the rights to Maier’s photos, which were sold as prints by a Minneapolis gallery.
By Maury Glover. Fox Television Stations, LLC.
Elsevier Wins $15M in Copyright Damages
The science publisher wins the maximum amount allowed by U.S. law, after websites shared 100 of Elsevier’s articles without permission.
By Calvin Reid. Publishers Weekly.
Artist Defends Copyrights of Muralists Against Commercial Exploitation
Florida muralist Derek Donnelly stands up for fellow street artists, whose work has been infringed on and sold for profit.
By Christopher Spata. Tampa Bay Times.
Music Photographer Sues Major Retailers for $600K in Copyright Damages
Danny Clinch alleges that Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters used his copyrighted photos of rapper Tupac Shakur to sell infringing merchandise.
By Jayphen Simpson. PetaPixel.
http://petapixel.com/2017/06/07/photog-sues-forever-21-urban-outfitters-using-photos-tupac
Texas Artists Share Stories of Finding Their Content Stolen Online
Painters and other artists report seeing their work used on posters, T-shirts, coffee mugs, among other items, and sold for a profit, without their permission.
By Kylie McGivern. KXAN.
http://kxan.com/2017/05/29/local-artists-seeing-red-after-finding-stolen-copies-of-work-online
Montana Photographer Sues Republican National Committee for Copyright Infringement
Erika Peterman alleges that the RNC used her photo of musician and DNC Congressional candidate Rob Quist, in voter mailers, without permission.
By Michael Zhang. PetaPixel.
Federal Jury Awards $900K in Copyright Damages to Oregon Retailer
A plant company’s competitor infringed on 24 of the retailer’s photographs, using them 133 times, on the rival’s website and in marketing materials.
By David Walker. PDN Pulse.
http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/05/jury-awards-1-2-million-marketing-photo-copyright-case.html
John Wayne Enterprises Sues Boot Company for $1M for Copyright and Trademark Infringement
The business entity, created to protect the late western icon’s intellectual property, claims that El Paso, Texas, boot company Lucchese has promoted and profited from John Wayne’s image and name, without permission.
By Aaron Martinez. El Paso Times.
Copyrights in Today’s Digital Age
It’s critical to protect your copyrighted work, especially in this era of social media, as UK music photographer John McMurtrie explains it.
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UK Photographer Sues Sky News for Copyright Infringement
Freelance aerial photographer Eddie Mitchell claims that the media company embedded his tweeted photo in a news article, without permission.
By DL Cade. PetaPixel.
https://petapixel.com/2017/05/01/uk-photographer-sues-sky-news-embedding-photo-tweet-article