Plex Sued for Copyright Infringement by Press Agency - eviltoast

Title is somewhat misleading. It’s not for anything video-related. It’s for using a (probably free) photo of actress Cuca Escribano without permission.

  • speff@disc.0x-ia.moe
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    1 year ago

    Clickbait. Actual reason they were sued -

    A few weeks ago, ZUMA Press filed a complaint at a federal court in California, accusing Plex of using a photo of actress Cuca Escribano on its website, without permission. The photo was shot by Jose Perez Gegundez who typically licenses it to third parties for a fee.

    Not the reason people would think of with this type of title.

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      1 year ago

      Agreed, clickbaity af. Updated the post with a disclaimer.

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      1 year ago

      Typically celebrities don’t own these types of images, it’s the photographers, and theyre known for frivolous lawsuits.

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      A few weeks ago, ZUMA Press filed a complaint at a federal court in California, accusing Plex of using a photo of actress Cuca Escribano on its website, without permission. The photo was shot by Jose Perez Gegundez who typically licenses it to third parties for a fee.

      Plex allegedly used the photo without permission, which the photographer’s licensing partner ZUMA Press discovered in April of last year.