In the internet web there was the article was about a new court test of fair use on the Internet appears in June 7 by photographer Kai Eiselein against BuzzFeed. who is demanding damages that could total over $3.6 million dollars and he claims that BuzzFeed infringed his copyright in a photograph he posted on Flickr in 2009 showing a soccer player heading a soccer ball. BuzzFeed photo without his consent in a collection titled “The 30 Funniest Header Faces. After he sent BuzzFeed a takedown notice in May 2011, the company removed the photo and renamed the collection “The 29 Funniest Header Faces but his photo had spread virally from BuzzFeed to dozens of other websites so Eiselein tells that BuzzFeed is liable for contributory infringement for the photo is use on those sites.
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copyright law: where people can create new things that are transformative or that people can enjoy. Eiselein will prevail on all of his claims. BuzzFeed will likely argue that he has misapplied the statutory damage law by demanding a separate payment for each alleged post-June 2011 infringement, as opposed to a single payment for the one work involved. Eiselein will also face challenges showing that BuzzFeed is liable for contributory infringement. And, there could be extraterritoriality issues as well, since many of the sites listed in the complaint are
copyright law: where people can create new things that are transformative or that people can enjoy. Eiselein will prevail on all of his claims. BuzzFeed will likely argue that he has misapplied the statutory damage law by demanding a separate payment for each alleged post-June 2011 infringement, as opposed to a single payment for the one work involved. Eiselein will also face challenges showing that BuzzFeed is liable for contributory infringement. And, there could be extraterritoriality issues as well, since many of the sites listed in the complaint are