Fashion Photographer Marc Baptiste Accused of Assaulting Model During Shoot
Famed fashion photographer Marc Baptiste has been accused of sexually assaulting a model during a shoot 20 years ago.
Famed fashion photographer Marc Baptiste has been accused of sexually assaulting a model during a shoot 20 years ago.
Photo Stealers, a website that has investigated and identified people who steal photos for over a decade, has become embroiled in increasingly expensive legal battles and was even brought offline by an alleged photo thief earlier this week.
The Madavor and BeBop saga has seemingly ended, thanks to a new settlement between Madavor's prior owner, Zilpin Group LLC, and the BeBop Channel Corporation. The settlement returns all BeBop-owned properties to Zilpin Group, LLC and cancels outstanding liabilities.
An artist has sued the Museum of Sex in New York City for using a photo of them kissing their ex-girlfriend without consent in its ad campaign.
Irish woman Kamila Grabska, 36, has lost a lawsuit she filed against RSA Insurance over alleged injuries sustained in a 2017 car crash. A 2018 photo of Grabska throwing a Christmas tree is at the heart of the legal outcome.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city government filed a lawsuit against five social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube.
A 61-year-old grandfather is suing Macy's and Sunglass Hut over the stores' alleged use of facial recognition technology led to his wrongful arrest, imprisonment, and sexual assault in jail.
The BeBop Channel has filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts against Ziplin Group, LLP and its owner, Jeffrey Wolk, over BeBop's acquisition of Madavor Media early last year.
HP is facing a potential lawsuit as customers allege a firmware update prevented the use of third-party ink which the company then followed up by raising the price of first-party options.
A former photographer for the British royal family is suing a clothing store for allegedly using his image of Princess Diana in its advertising without permission.
A ski resort owner has filed a lawsuit against a fashion brand that is allegedly sending "influencers" to do photo shoots in its clothing on the slopes.
Social media giant Meta is suing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over monetization of children's data and to prevent regulators from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement, according to reports.
Disgraced fashion photographer Terry Richardson is back in the news again, and as has been the case for more than a decade, it is not good news for the once-famous, always controversial photographer.
Defunct animated photography app Phhhoto is attempting to revive a lawsuit against Meta -- in which the company accused Instagram of copying its main feature.
A judge has ruled that social media companies -- including Meta, Google, Snap, and ByteDance -- must face the hundreds of lawsuits blaming them for children's addiction to its platforms.
A photographer is suing Guns ‘N’ Roses for copyright infringement and their management for sexual harassment.
Late last month, Zaxcom, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Rode Microphones, LLC and Freedman Electronics Pty Ltd.
A camerawoman, who claims Marilyn Manson caused her “fear and anxiety” after he spit and blew his nose on her at a concert, has revived her lawsuit against him.
A Christian wedding photographer has won a settlement in a lawsuit against the state of Virginia after he refused to shoot same-sex marriages.
A group of 33 states are suing Meta for allegedly harming young people’s mental health by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook to hook children to its platforms.
A federal judge has ruled that Netflix may have defamed a Kentucky man, Taylor Hazlewood, after the streaming company used a photo of Hazelwood in a true-crime documentary about a convicted murderer.
A judge has granted a jury trial to the photographer suing celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D for using his photo of jazz musician Miles Davis as a tattoo for a client -- following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Lynn Goldsmith case.
A family is suing American Airlines after their teenage daughter allegedly found a camera taped to the lid of the airplane lavatory's toilet.
A Canadian couple has won a lawsuit against Italy's ruling party after they used a photograph of them with their newborn baby without permission in an anti-surrogacy campaign.
A professional photographer is suing a New York City socialite and former client for getting him jailed on false charges and destroying his once-promising career.
Bella Hadid has been sued by a photographer who claims to have screenshotted their photo being used without permission on the supermodel's Instagram story.
A disgruntled customer has sued Taco Bell after his Mexican Pizza did not look like the one advertised in the company's promotional photos.
A father is suing a hospital after staff allegedly posted photos of his dying son on Instagram and treated him "like an art exhibit."
The BeBop Corporation has sued online rental studio platform Giggster for $25 million, alleging breach of contract and fraud over the sale of multiple photo publications including Outdoor Photographer and Imaging Resource.
A photographer has filed a personal injury lawsuit after being seriously injured in a devastating helicopter crash to a wedding day photoshoot -- which effectively ended her career.
Kanye West has been sued by a photographer for allegedly using her photo without permission to taunt a Vogue Editor on Instagram last year.
Viral face-swap app Reface is facing a lawsuit for commercially exploiting photos of celebrities.
A couple has claimed that the state of Connecticut put a camera on a wandering bear to illegally film their property.
Kanye West is being sued by a photographer after the rapper threw her phone into the street during an encounter earlier this year.
A photographer has filed a lawsuit against the XFL accusing the football league of using her photos without compensating her.
The United States Supreme Court has released its opinion on The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith case, finding in favor of Lynn Goldsmith and stating that Warhol's use of her photo was not fair use.
Amazon and Canon have targeted a large group of "bad actors" that the two companies allege have sold counterfeit camera batteries and chargers to unsuspecting buyers.
RED's lawsuit against Nikon for infringing on its video compression patents has been dismissed, effectively giving Nikon permission to continue allowing compressed internal RAW video recording in its cameras.
A photojournalist is being sued by the city of Los Angeles for publishing hundreds of images of undercover officers that were accidentally given to him by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
Rapper Cam'ron has been sued for allegedly using an iconic photo of him wearing a pink fur coat on a slew of merchandise without the photographer's permission.