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Concert Photographer Files 4 More Copyright Lawsuits over Violation of Creative Commons License

05 Wednesday Nov 2014

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Philpot returns. Plaintiff is a concert photographer who posted photographs to Wikimedia under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. The defendants have all allegedly used Plaintiff’s photograph(s) on their respective websites without giving proper credit to Plaintiff. Plaintiff is representing himself in these lawsuits and has filed similar complaints previously (Related Cases).

Larry G. Philpot v. Catholic Family Center
Court Case Number: 1:14-cv-01788-TWP-DML
File Date: Friday, October 31, 2014
Plaintiff: Larry G. Philpot
Plaintiff Counsel: Larry G. Philpot – Pro Se
Defendant: Catholic Family Center
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information, Contributory Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

Larry G. Philpot v. WKMS/Murray State University
Court Case Number: 1:14-cv-01789-SEB-DML
File Date: Friday, October 31, 2014
Plaintiff: Larry G. Philpot
Plaintiff Counsel: Larry G. Philpot – Pro Se
Defendant: WKMS/Murray State University
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information, Contributory Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

Larry G. Philpot v. 420 Magazine, Inc.
Court Case Number: 1:14-cv-01790-RLY-MJD
File Date: Friday, October 31, 2014
Plaintiff: Larry G. Philpot
Plaintiff Counsel: Larry G. Philpot – Pro Se
Defendant: 420 Magazine, Inc.
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information, Contributory Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Richard L. Young
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore

Larry G. Philpot v. WUIS/University of Illinois, Springfield
Court Case Number: 1:14-cv-01791-TWP-TAB
File Date: Friday, October 31, 2014
Plaintiff: Larry G. Philpot
Plaintiff Counsel: Larry G. Philpot – Pro Se
Defendant: WUIS/University of Illinois, Springfield
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information, Contributory Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

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Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – National Photo Group v. Federated Media et al

30 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Northern District of Indiana

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This litigation involves the unauthorized use of celebrity photographs on a Fort Wayne country radio station’s website.

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The lawsuit should serve as a reminder/warning to everyone operating a commercial website to only use photographs that:

  1. You own; or
  2. You have permission to use; or
  3. Are in the public domain.

This means going back through old pages and posts and removing/replacing unauthorized images. Failure to do this can result in expensive copyright litigation. If you have any questions about the photographs on your site, err on the side of caution and remove them until you’re able to properly determine ownership.

National Photo Group LLC v. Federated Media Inc. et al

Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-01405-PPS-CAN
File Date: Thursday, December 26, 2013
Plaintiff: National Photo Group LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Craig B. Sanders of Sanders Law PLLC
Defendant: Federated Media Inc., WQHK-FM
Cause: Direct Copyright Infringement, Contributory Copyright Infringement, Vicarious Copyright Infringement, Inducement of Copyright Infringement, Injunction, Attorney Fees and Costs
Court: Northern District of Indiana
Judge: Chief Judge Philip P. Simon
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein

Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – lautance B. Aiuppy v. Ufnowski Enterprises

21 Monday Oct 2013

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The Plaintiff, located in Montana, owns the rights to celebrity photographs which it licenses to online and print publication. Defendant, an Indiana company based in Brown County, Indiana, has allegedly used some photographs without authorization on their website, http://www.jeepersminiatures.com.

lautance B. Aiuppy v. Ufnowski Enterprises, LLC

Court Case Number: 1:13-cv-01647-SEB-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Plaintiff: lautance B. Aiuppy
Plaintiff Counsel: Craig B. Sanders of Sanders Law PLLC
Defendant: Ufnowski Enterprises, LLC
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Contributory Copyright Infringement, Vicarious Copyright Infringement, Inducement of Copyright Infringement, Injunction Pursuant to 17 USC 502, Attorneys Fees and Costs Pursuant to 17 USC 505
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker