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News, Settlements May 3, 2019

Canadian Class Action Claimants Get $20 Million After Obituary Website Uses Unauthorized Notices and Images

Thomson wrote an obituary for her father and gave permission to a funeral home and the Green’s Harbour Community Channel to publish it, along with a photograph she’d taken. The decision acts as a deterrentShe later discovered that Afterlife was displaying her father’s obituary and photograph on its website alongside options to buy flowers and virtual candles — all without her permission. …

Class-Actions Jan 25, 2017

Lawsuit Filed Against Pediatrician in Child Pornography Case

Two women whose children were seen by an Albuquerque pediatric urologist facing a federal child pornography charge filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday alleging that the patients were “treated by a depraved sexual predator” who used his position “to engage in pedophilia and voyeurism.” Dr. Guy Rosenschein was arrested in November and remains in federal custody pending trial on charges of …

News Jul 30, 2016

Could This Lawsuit Change Photo History? A Photographer Is Suing Getty for $1 Billion

Carol Highsmith took this photo of Seattle, gave it to the Library of Congress for public use, and we downloaded it for free after double-checking with Highsmith’s attorney. Will Getty slap us with a threatening letter to sue The Stranger if we don’t pay a usage fee? As reported by Carey Dunne on Hyperallergic, the photographer Carol Highsmith has filed a lawsuit against Getty Images because in …

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News May 23, 2016

Artist Britto Lawsuit Against Apple, Design Firm Dismissed

A lawsuit filed by artist Romero Britto against Apple Inc. and a design firm claiming misuse of his distinctive images and colorful style has been dismissed. Miami federal court documents show the 2015 lawsuit was dropped last week. No details were provided, but all parties will pay their own costs.

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Lawsuits Jan 14, 2016

Court Rules Shutterfly May Have Violated Privacy by Scanning Face Photos

A federal judge has has denied a motion to dismiss a civil case against photo-sharing site Shutterfly that claims the company violated users’ privacy by collecting and scanning face geometries from uploaded images without consent. The first of its kind ruling could open the door to future class-action lawsuits against Shutterfly and other social networks that use facial recognition technology …

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Lawsuits Jan 14, 2016

Facebook ‘Sponsored Stories’ Settlement Backed by Court

A federal appeals court on Wednesday clicked the “like” button on the $20 million settlement of a sweeping privacy challenge to Facebook’s past use of social media images in advertising features. In a unanimous three-judge ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to a hard-fought settlement of a class-action brought on behalf of Facebook users that centered on claims …

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Lawsuits Jan 13, 2016

Court Rules Shutterfly May Have Violated Privacy by Scanning Face Photos

A federal judge has has denied a motion to dismiss a civil case against photo-sharing site Shutterfly that claims the company violated users’ privacy by collecting and scanning face geometries from uploaded images without consent. The first of its kind ruling could open the door to future class-action lawsuits against Shutterfly and other social networks that use facial recognition technology …

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Lawsuits Jan 13, 2016

Facebook ‘Sponsored Stories’ Settlement Backed by Court

A federal appeals court on Wednesday clicked the “like” button on the $20 million settlement of a sweeping privacy challenge to Facebook’s past use of social media images in advertising features. In a unanimous three-judge ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to a hard-fought settlement of a class-action brought on behalf of Facebook users that centered on claims …