Morel urges court to reject AFP and Getty’s claims
A US court should not allow the Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images to have a “second bite at the apple” of a copyright suit, lawyers for Daniel Morel have argued.
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15 January 2014 Online picture database Getty Images and French news agency Agence France-Presse have appealed against a $1.22 million fine levied on them after they were accused of using a photographer’s images without permission.
5 February 2014 Agence France-Press and Getty Images, fined $1.22 million last year for infringing a photographer’s copyright, have labelled the fine “shockingly excessive”.