Hunley et al v. Instagram, LLC

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Case Number:

3:21-cv-03778

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Charles R. Breyer

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  1. February 02, 2022

    Instagram Gets Photo Embedding Class Action Thrown Out

    A California federal judge quickly rejected on Tuesday a proposed class action from two photographers over how easily Instagram lets websites embed photos, telling the pair — for the second time — that the copyright issues brought up in the suit belong before an appeals court.

  2. December 14, 2021

    The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2021

    While Google's victory over Oracle at the U.S. Supreme Court made the biggest splash this year, appellate and district courts delivered a stream of noteworthy copyright decisions, including disputes over embedded Instagram posts and the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings of 2021.

  3. September 17, 2021

    Instagram Beats Photo Embedding Copyright Suit

    A California judge nixed a copyright suit from a pair of photographers who claimed that Instagram shouldn't allow websites to easily post embedded photos, ruling Thursday that the websites aren't liable for direct infringement and so the social media giant isn't on the hook for secondary infringement.

  4. July 19, 2021

    Instagram Wants Out Of Copyright Suit Over Embedding

    Instagram says it shouldn't have to face a copyright lawsuit from a pair of photojournalists claiming the social media giant wrongly allows news sites and others to easily "embed" posted images, arguing their legal theory is fatally flawed.

  5. May 20, 2021

    Instagram Facing Copyright Class Action Over Embedding

    A pair of photojournalists are launching a class action against Instagram over accusations the social media giant violated copyright law by allowing news sites and others to easily "embed" posted images, the latest and biggest case over the thorny legal issue.