The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds that website moderators may have the ability to screen for copyrighted content, thus limiting site operators’ DMCA safe-harbor immunity from copyright claims.
By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter.
Music Photographer Sues Artist, Manager, and Record Label for Copyright Infringement
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 Cooper. Washington Business Journal.
www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/03/28/photographer-sues-erykah-badu-in-d-c-court-over.html
Florida Photographer Sues Forever 21 for Copyright Infringement
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
Celebrity Photo Agency Sues Gossip Site for Copyright Infringement
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.
Artist and Museum Found Guilty of Infringing on Late Photographer’s Work
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 was at fault for using an image of the statue in its marketing materials.
By Amah-Rose Abrams. Artnet News.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-pompidou-lose-copyright-infringement-case-887324
Tyra Banks Infringes on UK Photographer’s Work, on Instagram
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
North Carolina Woman Sues Anheuser-Busch for Copyright Infringement
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 Intellectual Property Review.
www.worldipreview.com/news/fake-moustache-sparks-copyright-lawsuit-against-ab-inbev-13596
LA Photographer Sues Time Inc. for Copyright Infringement
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 Property Review.
www.worldipreview.com/news/time-inc-in-breast-pump-photo-copyright-row-13567
Zillow Must Pay $8.3M in Copyright Infringement Damages to Illinois Photography Studio
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 Real Deal.
www.therealdeal.com/2017/02/15/zillow-ordered-to-pay-8-3m-in-copyright-infringement-case
Tourism Tasmania Takes Down Instagram Photos
Local photographers claimed that the tourism company promoted their images on Instagram, for commercial purposes, without permission.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation.