A famed music photographer has sued Getty Images for allegedly selling some of his most iconic images without entering into an agreement with him.
have now all “published” and are “currently displaying the ABBA Photograph” — supposedly without the proper consent.
“On or about November 16, 2021, Plaintiff became aware that Getty Images had been offering for sale, licensing, and distributing [on its website],” the lawsuit states. In court documents, Byrne alleges that he “never entered into any licensing agreement or other contract with Getty Images.” Furthermore, Byrne’s complaint contends that “Getty Images licensed and distributed the ABBA Photograph despite explicitly representing to its customers that the image was a “publicly distributed handout” and that it could provide ‘ACCESS RIGHTS ONLY.’”
In the lawsuit, Bryne also claims Getty Images sold photographs that he took of lead singer of the Bee Gees Barry Gibb and Alvin Stardust.claiming that the artificially intelligent image generator has stolen over 12 million of its copyrighted photos. The photo agency has filed a lawsuit against the company and is seeking up to $150,000 per infringement, or up to $1.8 trillion.
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