Entertainment
Love does cost a thing! J.Lo sued for posting picture of herself and fiance on Instagram stories
Love Don’t Cost A Thing singer, Jennifer Lopez, might have found out the hard away that love does cost a thing after all when she was sued over a picture she shared in 2017.
Splash News and Picture Agency has accused the Hustlers star of using a copyrighted photo of herself with her now fiance Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez and they are now attempting to claim $150,000 in damages for it.
According to E! News, the picture in question showed the Hustlers star holding hands with Alex Rodriguez while out in New York City.
Quoting court documents E! News reports that the agency stated that they are the owner and exclusive copyright holder of the picture Lopez posted.
“Plaintiff never licensed the Photograph to defendant. Nevertheless, Lopez used it without authorization or permission from plaintiff to do so,” the docs state. “Specifically, Lopez or someone acting on her behalf copied the Photograph and distributed it on Instagram, via the @jlo account, on a story posted November 7, 2017.”
The company claims in the documents that Lopez was notified of her infringement “through her representatives,” by a letter that’s dated Dec. 12, 2017.
“The Photograph is creative, distinctive, and valuable,” the company argues. “Because of the subject’s celebrity status, and the Photograph’s quality and visual appeal, plaintiff (and the photographer it represents) stood to gain revenue from licensing the Photograph.”
“But defendant’s unauthorized use harms the existing and future market for the original Photograph,” the docs continue. “The Instagram post made the Photograph immediately available to Lopez’s tens of millions followers and others, consumers of entertainment news—and especially news and images of Lopez herself, as evidenced by their status as followers of her—who would otherwise be interested in viewing licensed versions of the Photograph in the magazines and newspapers that are plaintiff’s customers.”
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