Celebrities Are Sued for Posting Paparazzi Photos of Themselves
- Instagram posts spawn copyright suits over stars’ own images
- Pandemic-aligned ‘lull’ in filings makes way for fresh cases
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Now that the famous are no longer holed up in their manses, the paparazzi are on the prowl -- and not only with cameras.
Since June, photographers or their agencies have filed more than a dozen copyright-infringement suits against individual celebrities or their companies. The suits are targeting celebs who post photos of themselves on social media -- pictures that they don’t own the rights to.