Photographer Sues Getty Over His Photos, But Discovers He Doesn’t Own the Copyright
A photographer accused Getty Images of illegally licensing his photographs, only to learn that he never owned the copyrights to them.
A photographer accused Getty Images of illegally licensing his photographs, only to learn that he never owned the copyrights to them.
A court has ordered a sports photography festival to reinstate an Associated Press photographer’s image of a soccer game in Gaza after organizers removed it following outside pressure.
The U.K. government has published a "misleading" booklet that suggested people "could be arrested" if they photograph people in public.
Meta has reached a nearly $17 billion settlement in an expansive, 29-state lawsuit concerning claims that Meta's Facebook and Instagram social media platforms were designed to get children addicted to using them and caused significant harm.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri denied that the platform concealed information about the low use its teen safety feature "Take a Break" in a landmark child-safety trial that could have significant consequences for Meta.
A tourist has been sentenced to one year in jail over a video he filmed on Indonesia's "Day of Silence" while on vacation in Bali.
A music photographer has sued an artist for turning his photo of British rock group Oasis into a painting, which sold for almost $2 million.
Elon Musk’s xAI is suing a prominent Arkansas photographer accused of using Grok to turn photographs of his minor clients into sexually explicit images -- arguing that he is responsible for the resulting material.
A film lab and camera store was burglarized overnight, with surveillance footage showing two people using garbage cans to smash their way into the store before filling them with stolen camera equipment.
The HoverAir Versa, which was announced in July, was advertised as the world's first "flying pocket camera." The first word in that description may have gotten the company caught up in a recent drone ban, as it appears to already be pulled for U.S. customers.
There's been a lot of attention given to the fact that DJI has yet to officially launch its Osmo Pocket 4 and Osmo Pocket 4P gimbal cameras in the United States. However, that isn't stopping Americans from getting them anyway.
A sports photographer has been arrested for allegedly scamming 130 families out of their money -- with police unable to locate any of the photos she took or even her camera gear after a year-long investigation.
The United States Second Circuit has held for the first time that the First Amendment of the Constitution protects a person's right to record law enforcement activity in public.
A U.S. Court of Appeals has partially reversed a lower court's ruling regarding DJI's label as a Chinese Military Company, sending it back to the lower court for further review.
An engineer is facing 10 years in prison for using an Insta360 X4 Air camera hidden in a bag of snacks to steal trade secrets and pass them on to his next employer.
Meta will head to court on Tuesday for a potentially landmark child-safety trial that could have enormous financial and operational consequences for the tech giant -- with four states seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties and sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram.
France must wait a bit longer to become the European Union's first member state to ban social media for children after its proposed law was struck down by France's constitutional council.
A wedding photographer’s lawsuit against police claiming that they falsely arrested her for stealing the maid of honor’s wallet -- in a case that she says damaged her professional reputation -- is moving forward.
A sports photographer had his Instagram account permanently disabled after Meta mistakenly claimed his content violated its rules against the “sexualization of children.”
Two female photographers, including a prominent photojournalist and an 18-year-old artist, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in prison in Iran.
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over harms to young people linked to its platforms -- in what is the largest fine against Instagram and Facebook’s parent company over child safety.
Chinese-made surveillance drones used by the U.K.'s elite special forces were found to have cameras that secretly sent data to China.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering expanding its already existing ban on new DJI drones to include drones that already exist in the marketplace, claiming it wants to “secure the drone supply chain” by preventing the sale of drones equipped with military technology.
A car photography company has sued AI image generator Midjourney, accusing it of copying tens of thousands of its copyrighted vehicle photos without permission.
Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers she claims targeted several of her photographers before stealing and leaking unreleased photos.
Several European countries -- including France, Germany, and the Netherlands -- are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses as regulators examine whether the devices comply with privacy laws.
Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users' biometric information.
Officials have released body camera footage that may show a police officer handling a photographer's "stolen" bag, after pressure from a lawsuit seeking the publication of the recording.
A prominent photographer -- who documented Iran for over two decades and mentored hundreds of other photographers -- was shot dead by the country's authorities.
A content creator who used Meta smart glasses to secretly film hundreds of videos for his TikTok account is being investigated by police.
A professional videographer was arrested by the FBI after flying a drone for two minutes to film a church in Houston, Texas, during the 2026 World Cup, despite no matches being held in the city that day.
A photojournalist was arrested while covering a story about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and incarcerated for six weeks.
In January, Nikon filed a lawsuit in China against lens manufacturer Viltrox, alleging intellectual property infringement related to Nikon's Z-mount technology. Nikon has reportedly lost that lawsuit.
xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company that's behind Grok, has sued Minnesota just days before the state's landmark bill banning nudification apps comes into effect.
The EU's AI Act is being introduced in stages, and this coming Sunday any AI-generated content impersonating people or real events will be required to have a label.
The U.S. government is prosecuting an American citizen for wiping the contents of his phone, including his photos in a first-of-its-kind case.
A retired French tourist has spent three months in prison for taking a photo of a train while on holiday -- with his worried family receiving no information about him or his whereabouts since his arrest.
An EMT worker, who says she turned off cameras pointed at patients in the back of ambulances, has filed an $800,000 lawsuit - claiming she was fired for protecting the privacy of patients who were unaware they were being filmed.
Shocking footage of a longtime San Francisco photographer being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at an airport has sparked outrage online.
Instagram is reportedly banning videos filmed on Meta smart glasses that feature harassment of strangers in public places.
Just days after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put Xtra and other similar companies in its crosshairs, Xtra suddenly removed the Muse 2 Pro from its website, halted preorders, and said it would start refunding customers.
An anxious travel consultant working from home for a British travel company successfully sued the company for discrimination after it made her turn on her camera during meetings.
Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from a photo agency that claims audio from its video of his heated exchange with a photographer was used in a song without permission.
Police are hunting for a suspect after $20,000 worth of professional camera gear was stolen from a parked car.
A photographer has been arrested for allegedly using exotic animals, including a lemur and a spider monkey, in unlicensed photoshoots.
A photographer, specializing in underwater dog portraits, has lost a copyright case over an AI-generated comic-style image, created from one of her photo -- with a court ruling it did not infringe her work.
A photographer has filed a lawsuit against a coffee shop for allegedly using a cartoon version of her image of a protester on its cups and bags without consent.
Photographer Annie Leibovitz has sued a website for allegedly using her photograph of Justin and Hailey Bieber without permission, seeking "substantial damages."
A photographer has sued popular artist Mickalene Thomas for allegedly appropriating more than a dozen of her images without consent or attribution.
An influencer has been fined 20,000 Canadian dollars ($14,200) after he repeatedly posted intimate images of a woman he barely knew.
