February 25, 2016
Any evidence that a sports memorabilia retailer has infringed copyrights in the past is relevant to two sports photographers' suit accusing it of illegally selling memorabilia featuring their photos, the photographers told a Wisconsin federal judge Wednesday, arguing it could help prove willful infringement.
February 01, 2016
Two insurers have told a Wisconsin federal court that they are not liable to defend sports memorabilia retailers in a copyright suit brought by two professional sports photographers alleging the retailers sold collectibles with their photographs without permission, arguing that their policies only cover copyright in advertising suits.
January 28, 2016
State Farm told a Wisconsin federal court Wednesday that it shouldn't have to cover a retailer accused of selling sports collectibles that use copyrighted photographs without permission because its policy doesn't cover copyright infringement.
January 12, 2016
Professional sports photographers who hit several memorabilia dealers with a copyright suit alleging they are selling collectibles that use their photographs without permission have agreed to dismiss claims against the owners of a Wisconsin store, according to court documents filed Monday.
November 25, 2015
Sports memorabilia sellers facing copyright infringement claims don't have to halt all sales of photographs whose copyrights they don't own, even though the photographers behind the lawsuit have "legitimate concerns" about memorabilia dealers violating an earlier court order, a Wisconsin federal judge said Wednesday.
November 17, 2015
Two sports photographers suing over alleged infringement of their copyrights asked a Wisconsin federal judge on Monday to hold a sports memorabilia retailer named in their suit in contempt and order the retailer to explain why it shouldn't face sanctions for allegedly violating a preliminary injunction barring the sale of copyrighted photographs.
October 27, 2015
Sports memorabilia sellers behind two stores have run afoul of an injunction barring the sale of copyrighted photographs, a Wisconsin federal judge said Monday, slapping them with a preliminary finding of contempt and ordering them to explain why they shouldn't face consequences including possible criminal sanctions.
October 06, 2015
A sports memorabilia store told a Wisconsin federal judge Monday that it shouldn't be subject to sanctions in a suit alleging it has been selling copyrighted sports photographs, as it didn't intentionally violate an order barring sales of the photographs in question.
September 18, 2015
A sports memorabilia store told a Wisconsin federal judge Thursday that it shouldn't be sanctioned because it didn't mean to violate an order barring sales of copyrighted sports photographs, even as the photographers who brought the suit escalated their campaign for sanctions by targeting another defendant.
September 16, 2015
An Illinois beer memorabilia and collectibles store hit its insurer with a third-party complaint Tuesday, saying West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. cannot refuse to defend the store against two professional photographers' claims that it illegally sold merchandise featuring photos they took.