Celebrities Are Being Sued For Posting Paparazzi Photos Of Themselves

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Photo agencies have started aggressively pursuing legal action against celebrities who use paparazzi images without permission, adding to the friction that already exists between stars and the relentless photographers who pursue them.

J.Lo, Gigi Hadid, 50 Cent, Jessica Simpson, and Khloe Kardashian have all been sued after pulling photos of themselves off the internet and posting them on their social media, taking the bite out of the licensing fees the paparazzi and other agencies depend on for income.

“The photographer owns the copyright to the photograph, it doesn’t matter who is in it,” said entertainment lawyer Bryan Sullivan. “The subject of the photo doesn’t have any rights to the picture as long as it was taken in a public place.”

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getting sued for using a photo of yourself, what a time to be alive 

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Taylor Swift is probably at this moment contacting her lawyers to sue each and every agency  

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Couldn't the celebrity then argue that the photo was taken without permission? This sounds stupid

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If they can't use it then the agency shouldn't be allowed to profit off of it. You shouldn't be allowed to take someone else's likeness away from them, period.

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embracing the dragon i see 

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1 minute ago, Unbeweavable said:

Couldn't the celebrity then argue that the photo was taken without permission? This sounds stupid

I think Prince had a lawsuit about something like this bc of people recording at his shows?? I'm pretty sure it got dropped bc it was considered a public thing

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3 minutes ago, Unbeweavable said:

Couldn't the celebrity then argue that the photo was taken without permission? This sounds stupid

They're in their right, as the photo was taken in a public place. But little do they know stalking is illegal.

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Just now, avyruth said:

I think Prince had a lawsuit about something like this bc of people recording at his shows?? I'm pretty sure it got dropped bc it was considered a public thing

 

Just now, Sharyu said:

They're in their right, as the photo was taken in a public place. But little do they know stalking is illegal.

Oh so Paparazzi have found a new way to make money 

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12 minutes ago, iAstroLeo said:

Taylor Swift is probably at this moment contacting her lawyers to sue each and every agency  

And writing a revenge song like bad blood (and half her other catalogue) while shes at it... 

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Law is dumb sometimes 

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25 minutes ago, Economy said:

And writing a revenge song like bad blood (and half her other catalogue) while shes at it... 

Are you watching Cher being honored at the Kennedy Center?

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12 minutes ago, DCgaga said:

Off topic, but I love Lucky! 

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1 minute ago, KatieJudasGaga4 said:

Off topic, but I love Lucky! 

I know but I really wanted this GIF to somehow manifest itself into something that has to do with this 

Also, so do I, one of my fave songs from Britney