Court Rules Photographer Gave Up Exclusive Licensing Rights by Posting on Instagram

When it comes to appropriating images found online, the situation is understandably confusing. If an individual posts something on social media, does that give someone else the right to use it in a different forum? Most lawyers would likely answer, “Not so fast,” and yet on Monday came a suggestive ruling perhaps otherwise from a New York federal court.

Source: Court Rules Photographer Gave Up Exclusive Licensing Rights by Posting on Instagram

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