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.
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
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.
It’s critical to protect your copyrighted work, especially in this era of social media, as UK music photographer John McMurtrie explains it.
PetaPixel.
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
UK-based photo agency Xposure Photos alleges that the reality TV star removed the agency’s watermark and posted the photo on Instagram, sharing it with her nearly 70M followers, without permission.
By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter.
Illustrator Amy Sullivan’s registered artwork was infringed upon by global health products supplier Flora, in multiple advertising campaigns.
By Steven Elbow. The Capital Times.
www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_0780f5a3-f287-5d64-a368-751c536175cb.html
Marie Claire and Estée Lauder-owned Bumble and bumble shared Pennsylvania photographer James Jollay’s image with nearly 1 million Instagram followers, without credit or compensation.
By James Jollay. PetaPixel.
https://petapixel.com/2017/04/21/copyright-censorship-instagram-marie-claire-stole-photo
Action photographer Jeffrey R. Werner alleges that Barcroft Media, Ltd. and Valnet Inc. used his registered photos without permission.
By Wadi Reformado. Northern California Record.
Thoroughbred racing lensmen contend with an increasingly competitive and expensive bid to protect their copyrighted photographs.
By Sarah Radford. Horse & Hound.
www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/equestrian-photograph-copyright-theft-617064
