Google Sued by Iowa Insurance Exec Over Copyrighted Photo

Friday, January 10th, 2014 Liability

A photo posted to a blog that mocks corporate headshots has pitted a Des Moines company against Google in a copyright lawsuit. ARAG North America, which provides legal insurance, sued the Internet giant last month in a case legal experts say exhibits an increasingly common clash over bloggers who post images online without permission. The lawsuit concerns a head-and-shoulders photo of Ann Dieleman, a senior vice president and chief marketing officer with ARAG. The photo was published in 2009 on SexyExecs.blogspot.com, a forum where users post photos of executives with satirical comments.

External References & Further Reading

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20140107/BUSINESS/301070142/Google-Des-Moines-firm-clash-over-photo-on-satirical-website