Georgia photographer Allison Rose sues technology firm MSI for using Ms. Rose’s photo in an advertising campaign, without permission.
By Luke Plunkett. Cosplay.
http://cosplay.kotaku.com/pc-company-accused-of-stealing-cosplay-image-for-ad-1789453535
Jennifer Rondinelli Reilly is awarded statutory damages, to be paid by event ticketing platform CHARGED.fm, after the business lifted Reilly’s copyrighted concert photo and removed her watermark, and used the image on the company’s website.
By Alexis Kramer. Bloomberg BNA.
The rights holder of the classic children’s book series files suit against a comic book website, for replicating and marketing original Dr. Seuss content for a comic strip, without authorization.
By TMZ.
www.tmz.com/2016/11/12/dr-seuss-oh-the-places-youll-go-lawsuit
Mexican artist Humberto Puentes-Segura, creator of restaurant logo for former AMC drama series ‘Breaking Bad,’ sues Sony for selling merchandise featuring Puentes-Segura’s copyrighted design, without authorization.
By Ashley Cullins. The Hollywood Reporter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/breaking-bad-los-pollos-hermanos-artist-sues-sony-942720
The end of the entertainment giant’s 10-year legal battle against peddlers of “The Wizard of Oz,” “Gone With the Wind,” and other classic film merchandise, affirms the company’s $2.6M court award for copyright infringement.
By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter.
U.S. judge orders Cloudfare to release information about website operators believed to be committing piracy and copyright infringement.
By Ernesto. TorrentFreak.
www.torrentfreak.com/court-orders-cloudflare-to-identify-pirate-site-operators-161028
Peak Games goes to battle with the toy company giant for allegedly lifting original content from its popular game ‘Toy Blast’ and replicating it to create a ‘My Little Pony’ puzzle game app.
By Dean Takahashi. VentureBeat.
Alex Evers alleges that the company refused to properly license and profited from his copyrighted sports photography.
By Wadi Reformado. Northern California Record.
Allen Beaulieu claims that his 3,000 exclusive, registered images of the late “Purple Rain” legend were stolen and exploited by an art studio owner.
By Jennie Lissarrague and Beth McDonough. KSTP-TV.
www.kstp.com/news/photographer-allen-beaulieu-prince-photos-lawsuit/4299856
David Kittos, whose copyrighted photo of a bowl of Skittles was tweeted in a campaign ad by the Republican presidential candidate’s eldest son, sues the Trump campaign in Illinois federal court.
By Carey Dunne. Hyperallergic.
www.hyperallergic.com/332201/photographer-sues-trump-for-copyright-infringement-over-skittles-image
