Article 1PCYD Lawsuit: Getty Images copyfrauded 47,000 photos from indie press agency Zuma

Lawsuit: Getty Images copyfrauded 47,000 photos from indie press agency Zuma

by
Cory Doctorow
from on (#1PCYD)

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Photographer, public domain enthusiast, and national treasure Carol M Highsmith is suing Getty Images for $1B because they took the photos she'd donated to the Library of Congress and started asking people who'd used them to pay for them (they even sent Highsmith an invoice!); now it turns out that Highsmith is not alone: independent news agency Zuma is suing Getty for doing the same thing with 47,000 of their images. (more")

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