Splash News & Picture Agency, Inc. v. Lavandeira, Civil No. 07-02668 (C.D. Cal. filed April 23, 2007).
Status: Settled
On the heels of similar lawsuit against the same defendant (see below), five more “paparazzi” photo agencies sued perezhilton.com blogger Mario Lavandeira over his sites’ use of their copyrighted photographs. The parties apparently settled in December 2008.
Links and Court Documents:
http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/splash-news-picture-agency-v-lavandeira
http://www.hollywoodreporteresq.com/thresq/litigation/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003575965
Complaint available at http://www.hollywoodreporteresq.com/thresq/photos/PerezHilton_suit.pdf
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