Donald Trump, Wedding Crasher, Ends Up Being Bad Copyright News for Esquire.com

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.”

Source: Donald Trump, Wedding Crasher, Ends Up Being Bad Copyright News for Esquire.com

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