EU 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.
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Dispute 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.
Read moreNo Drone Insurance
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. claims in a federal complaint that it need not indemnify a family or Hollycal Production, whose drone used to photograph a wedding struck a family member in the eye, blinding her in that eye, because the policy does not cover drones.
Read moreNew York Post Under Fire After Courthouse Scuffle
A convicted embezzler whose courthouse appearances led to a series of tabloid spreads filed suit Wednesday against a photographer he says used a camera to bludgeon him.
Read moreFacebook Urged To Reconsider Harvesting of Facial Data
As it faces an onslaught of fresh criticism over its handling of private data, a federal judge urged Facebook on Thursday to look long and hard at its practice of harvesting facial data from online photos.
Read moreCourt Clerk Canned After Nude Photo Shoot Wants Job Back
A Florida Court Clerk arrested on charges petty theft last fall following an investigation of a nude photo shoot at the Jefferson County Courthouse is suing the state government to get his job back.
Read moreNYPD Sued Over Ban on Headscarves in Mug Shots
The New York City Police Department was hit with a class action Friday demanding it stop forcing Muslim women to remove their headscarves for mug shots.
Read moreBurning King’s Photo Is Free Speech, EU Court Tells Spain
Spain’s criminal conviction of two men who burned a photograph of the Spanish royal couple during a protest of an official visit by the king violated the men’s right to free expression, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
Read moreTrump Pardons Navy Man Who Took Illegal Submarine Photos
The White House announced Friday that President Donald Trump has pardoned a Navy sailor who took photos of classified areas inside a submarine and served a year in federal prison.
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Photographer Can’t Copyright Michael Jordan’s Jump Pose
A photographer who took a photo of pre-superstar Michael Jordan for Life magazine, in midair soaring toward the hoop, could not persuade the Ninth Circuit that Nike ripped him off with its “Jumpman” logo.
Read moreEmbedded-Tweet Ruling Divides Digital-Media Experts
A federal judge sparked division in the digital-media realm by finding that media outlets had violated a photographer’s copyright by embedding a tweet that contained his work in a report about New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Read moreNinth Circuit Asked to Quash Limits on Border Crossing Photos
A case touching on the freedom of the press to report at southern border ports crossed into the Ninth Circuit on Friday, as civil rights advocates argued border officials have placed unconstitutional burdens on photographers and videographers.
Read moreProfessor Reprimanded Over Selfie With Severed Heads
A top University of Connecticut dental school professor was reprimanded over a selfie showing him and several students with two severed heads used for medical research, according to a document obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
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