A photographer and a photo agency filed a complaint against Jennifer Lopez alleging a copyright violation after the actor and singer published photos protected by the copyright of herself from a pre-Golden Globes party to social media.
In the complaint, filed on Saturday before the Federal Court, photographer Edwin Blanco accuses Lopez of having published photos of her arriving and leaving the January event on Instagram and X without authorization. Backgrid USA, a news agency and photos, has filed a twin costume linked to the same photographs, including the company and co -owner of Blanco, according to court documents.
The photos, which remained on Tuesday on its visible, waterproof Instagram and X, show it in a white fur coat and a sliding dress, tightening a Chanel handbag. The message on Instagram is subtitled “glamor weekend”.
A representative of Lopez did not immediately respond to an email asking for comments on Tuesday.
The trial alleys that the singer “Let’s Get Loud” published the photos of the market designers she wore during the event. Blanco and Backgrid did not respond to a request for comments on Tuesday. But in a statement In Billboard, lawyer Peter Perkowski, who represents Blanco and Backgrid, said that the use of Lopez was “commercial nature”.
“For example, Ms. Lopez used the images to highlight the creator of his clothes and jewelry,” he told Billboard. “Take advantage of the advertising of the event to promote its fashion affiliations and brand partnerships.”
He also declared to the point of sale that the two parties had had “fruitful discussions” in the weeks following the publication of the photos, the Lopez team orally accepting a monetary colony. But when the newspapers arrived, Perkowski says that she has not signed them and has not yet paid the sum agreed.
Backgrid and Blanco are looking for statutory damages up to $ 150,000 for each photo used as well as a trial before jury, according to the trial.
Lopez faced a legal action in 2019 and 2020 for allegedly shared photos of her taken by others. In 2020, his production company Nuyorican Productions was also heard For 40 million dollars by a woman who inspired Lopez’s character in the film “Hustlers”.
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