Now, here's an interesting (and maybe a little ironic) case out of D.C. involving use of stock photos without permission. The plaintiff company claims that the defendant used two of the company's photos on the defendant's website without the company's permission. The suit sought $150,000 for each instance. The irony is that the defendant happens to be a patent lawyer. Upon notice of the alleged infringement, the lawyer removed the photos, but didn't respond to the company's efforts to settle so the company filed the complaint. The case eventually did settle, to the tune of $8,000.
Lesson? You can't just copy or upload photos on your own site without permission - just because they are already on the internet does not necessarily make them fair game to everyone.
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