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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Steve Weldon on August 05, 2012, 01:38:21 am

Title: Photographers Lack Standing to Sue for Copyright Infringement
Post by: Steve Weldon on August 05, 2012, 01:38:21 am

An interesting ruling by a judge (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-03/google-should-pay-750-a-book-authors-say-in-e-book-suit.html) in the case of Google being sued for copyright infringement.

Title: Re: Photographers Lack Standing to Sue for Copyright Infringement
Post by: Chairman Bill on August 05, 2012, 04:14:53 am

Photographers lack standing to sue? Really?

From the linked article (my bolding of text)

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A Manhattan federal judge in May rejected Google’s argument that lawsuits by the Authors Guild and the American Society of Media Photographers should be dismissed because the groups lacked standing to sue for copyright infringement.

Title: Re: Photographers Lack Standing to Sue for Copyright Infringement
Post by: Steve Weldon on August 05, 2012, 04:53:55 am

That sure was sloppy on my part.  Sorry about that.