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Katz v. Chevaldina: a photograph used in criticism

Decision date · 17 September 2015

Context photograph: The Eleventh Circuit’s courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia.
Context photograph: The Eleventh Circuit’s courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia. Warren LeMay · CC0 1.0 · Resized

The dispute

A blogger reproduced a photograph of real-estate developer Raanan Katz in posts criticizing him.

The decision

The appeals court upheld fair use in the circumstances of the critical blog posts.

Source

Eleventh Circuit · 802 F.3d 1178

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