July 09, 2024
The company responsible for sculpting a bronze statue of legendary Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders wants out of the lawsuit filed by a professional photographer who claims his copyrighted photo was the unauthorized inspiration for the structure.
June 28, 2024
A professional photographer suing over the alleged unauthorized use of his photo to create a statue of Detroit Lions' legendary running back Barry Sanders has urged a New York federal judge not to drop the team from his lawsuit, arguing that its jurisdictional claim is not grounded in law.
June 06, 2024
The number of defendants in the copyright fight over a photo used to create the statue of legendary running back Barry Sanders has continued to dwindle, after the photographer dismissed Getty Images Inc. from the suit while he continues to pursue claims against the Detroit Lions and others.
May 22, 2024
The NFL has escaped a New York federal lawsuit filed by a professional photographer who claims his copyrighted photo was unlawfully used to create a statue of legendary running back Barry Sanders, while Getty Images Inc. hopes to settle through arbitration.
May 20, 2024
A professional photographer and the NFL's Detroit Lions are scuffling over whether New York federal court is the proper venue to handle the photographer's lawsuit accusing the team of unlawfully using his copyrighted photo to create a statue of legendary running back Barry Sanders.
April 15, 2024
A photographer has added several new claims, including breach of contract, to his copyright lawsuit that accuses the Detroit Lions, the NFL and a host of other defendants of unlawfully using his photo to create a statue of legendary running back Barry Sanders.
January 12, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, the NFL defended its arbitration clauses to skeptical Nevada justices in its case with former coach Jon Gruden, the NCAA approved more NIL guidelines while dinging Florida State University for a related infraction, and a retaliation suit against Louisiana State University over alleged sexual harassment was tossed.
January 11, 2024
A photographer on Thursday accused the Detroit Lions of copyright infringement for using his nearly two decades-old photo of legendary running back Barry Sanders as a basis for a statue erected last year, which his lawsuit filed in New York federal court says recreated all the details of the picture.