Holding that Esquire‘s parent company Hearst Communications is liable for copyright infringement, U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Woods writes, “Stealing a copyrighted photograph to illustrate a news article, without adding new understanding or meaning to the work, does not transform its purpose — regardless of whether that photograph was created for commercial or personal use.”
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