Dua Lipa Sued By Paparazzi For $150K or P7M After Sharing Photo On IG
DUA LIPA – Singer Dua Lipa is being sued by a photo agency for $150,000 or PHP7,000,000 after she shared a photo of herself on social media.
English singer-songwriter Dua Lipa is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. She has had plenty of chart-topping hits and teamed up with fellow high-caliber musicians such as Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Calvin Harris, and BLACKPINK.
Recently, the 25-year-old superstar revealed she reunited with BLACKPINK’s Jennie Kim. Their mirror selfie went viral on social media.
Based on a report from BBC News, a paparazzi photographer filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Dua Lipa. She is being sued for more than $150,000 (Php 7.5 million) by a photo agency after allegedly uploading a paparazzi photo of herself on Instagram in February 2019.
In the now-deleted post, the “Don’t Start Now” singer was seen standing in line, holding her passport and airline ticket, and wore an oversized hat. It came with a caption, “I’ll be living under big fluffy hats until further notice.” She posted the photo on her IG four days after it was taken.
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According to the report, the company that owns the copyright to the image, Integral Images is now accusing her of “knowingly” sharing it “without permission or authorization.”
Copyright law means the subject of the image has nothing to do with the ownership of the copyright in the photograph. The photo agency alleges that she has made money from the photo due to the fact that her IG account is “monetized.”
Based on a report from Complex magazine, Dua Lipa is not the first celebrity to be sued for sharing paparazzi photos without permission. Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Gigi Hadid, Jennifer Lopez, and Liam Hemsworth have also been involved in similar lawsuits.
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