Quackarazzi: Mandarin Duck Holds NYC in Its Spell
It took just days for the brightly colored Mandarin duck that appeared suddenly in a Central Park pond to turn both New Yorkers and visitors into a new gaggle: the quackarazzi.
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Kansas Ag-Gag Lawsuit
Challenging the ag-gag law that criminalizes anyone who shoots photos or video at animal-handling facilities without the owner’s permission, animal rights claim in a federal complaint that Kansas officials are violating the First Amendment.
Read morePhoto Thought to Be of Vincent van Gogh Is His Brother
One of only two known photos of painter Vincent van Gogh turns out to most likely be an image of his brother, Theo, the Van Gogh Museum announced Thursday.
Read moreProminent Chinese Photographer Taken by Police, Wife Says
Lu Guang’s photos exposed the everyday realities of people on the margins of Chinese society: coal miners, drug addicts, HIV patients.
Read moreMacron Criticized for Photo With Teen Making Obscene Gesture
French President Emmanuel Macron, sliding in polls, is facing a barrage of criticism over a photo showing him all smiles between two young men during his visit to the French Caribbean, with one of the teens, shirtless and with his pants hanging low, making an obscene gesture with his finger.
Read moreLA Judge Backtracks on Press Photo Blackout in Murder Case
The Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press prevailed Thursday in a challenge of a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge’s order blocking media outlets from publishing photographs from the arraignment of a man who is charged in the murders of homeless men.
Read moreTrump Supporter Takes MSNBC Host to Court Over Tweet
MSNBC pundit Joy Reid faces a federal complaint over her retweet of a photo captioned with a misleading description of the Trump supporter it depicts.
Read moreRoyalty Dispute Over NFL Photos Revived by 2nd Circuit
The Second Circuit revived fraud claims Tuesday by Associated Press contributors who have taken photographs at NFL events for what has been nearly a decade.
Read moreNinth Circuit Declines to Revisit Feud Over Monkey Selfies
The Ninth Circuit will not rehear a case over the disputed ownership of monkey selfies, closing the book on a three-year legal saga that sought to establish new rights for animals to own works of arts.
Read moreHacker of Celebrity Photos Gets 8 Months in Prison
A Connecticut man who hacked into more than 200 iCloud accounts of Hollywood stars and other people has been sentenced to eight months in prison.
Read moreUS Can Keep Abu Ghraib Photos in the Dark
The Second Circuit backed the U.S. government on Tuesday for its refusal to share what could be hundreds of photographs depicting torture at Abu Ghraib prison.
Read moreEU Court Says School Lacked Right to Post Travel Photo
Europe’s highest court sided Tuesday with a photographer who went after a German secondary school for posting his work on the internet as part of a student project.
Read moreDispute Over Last Marilyn Monroe Photos Headed for Trial
A trial is on deck in Manhattan over the fair use doctrine and some of the last photos ever taken of Marilyn Monroe.
Read moreSixth Circuit OKs Conviction Based on Gun Selfie
The Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Tennessee man is not entitled to a new trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm because Facebook photos apparently showing him with guns were properly admitted into evidence.
Read more‘Monkey Selfie’ Photographer Supports Letting Animals Sue
A nature photographer who was sued over the ownership of “monkey selfie” photos is now asking the Ninth Circuit not to abolish the rights of animals to take people like him to court.
Read more2 Women Taking Selfies Struck by Lightning in Germany
Two young women suffered serious injuries after lightning struck them while they were taking selfies in western Germany, officials said Monday.
Read moreEx-Beatle Paul Donates Linda McCartney Photos to V&A Museum
The Victoria & Albert Museum says Paul McCartney has donated 63 photographs taken by his late wife Linda to the museum’s new photography center.
Read moreVirginia Supreme Court Revives License Plate Reader Lawsuit
Virginia’s highest court on Thursday revived a challenge to police storage of data collected by automated license plate readers.
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Ninth Circuit Rejects ‘Monkey Selfie’ Copyright Claim
Animals can’t sue people for breaking copyright laws, the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday, apparently ending a long-fought legal battle over the ownership of monkey selfies.
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