O'Neil v. Ratajkowski et al
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April 13, 2022
Ratajkowski, Paparazzo Settle Instagram Photo Copyright Row
A New York federal judge has agreed to close a copyright suit lodged against model Emily Ratajkowski over the use of a paparazzo's image of her on her Instagram account, saying Wednesday the parties had inked a deal.
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December 14, 2021
The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2021
While Google's victory over Oracle at the U.S. Supreme Court made the biggest splash this year, appellate and district courts delivered a stream of noteworthy copyright decisions, including disputes over embedded Instagram posts and the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings of 2021.
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October 29, 2021
Ratajkowski Co. Seeks Fees After Dodging Paparazzo's IP Suit
Nixon Peabody LLP lawyers asked a Manhattan federal judge on Thursday to recoup $77,000 they spent defending Emily Ratajkowski's company from a paparazzo's copyright lawsuit over a photograph the model posted to her Instagram feed.
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September 29, 2021
Ratajkowski's Instagram Post Infringed Copyright, Judge Says
A New York federal judge ruled Tuesday that model Emily Ratajkowski infringed a paparazzo's photograph of herself when she posted the image to her Instagram story, but also noted that it was still unclear whether the model's addition of a caption "transformed" the image.
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October 29, 2020
Ratajkowski Says Instagram Copyright Suit Aimed To 'Extort'
Model Emily Ratajkowski is asking a New York federal judge to toss out a copyright lawsuit filed after she posted a paparazzi image of herself to Instagram, saying the case was brought with the aim of "extorting a settlement."
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September 17, 2020
Celebrities Keep Getting Sued Over Instagrams Of Themselves
With the filing of a new copyright lawsuit this week, NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson became the latest celebrity to face a bizarre modern legal dilemma: being sued for posting an image of yourself to social media. Here are six more stars who got sued for the same thing.