Intellectual Property
Dec. 15, 2023
Photographer wins $6.3M for unauthorized use of pictures
“The jury’s verdict … holds broader societal significance for all creatives by affirming the gravity with which the law will treat willful violations of copyrights and by encouraging responsible business practices in the digital age,” said John Tehranian, founding partner at One LLP.
A Los Angeles federal jury awarded $6.3 million to an architectural photographer in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Pacifica Senior Living Management LLC, a company headquartered in San Diego.
The defendant’s attorney said the photos were purchased from the photographer and placed on the web site of the previous owner of the facilities and that Pacific assumed they were part of its acquisition deal.
The...