US EditionCoStar Sues Zillow for Copyright Infringement
NEW YORK, JUL 30 – CoStar alleges Zillow published over 46,000 copyrighted images with watermarks on Zillow and partner sites, seeking more than $1 billion in damages for one of the largest infringement cases.
- CoStar Group Inc. filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York accusing Zillow Group of copyright infringement and claiming it is one of the largest real estate image infringement cases in history.
- CoStar Group Inc. alleges Zillow Group chose to infringe on its more than 2 million original images annually instead of developing its own intellectual property.
- According to the complaint, Zillow Group allegedly published over 46,000 CoStar images, displayed more than 250,000 times, and shared them with Redfin and Realtor.com.
- In its filing, CoStar Group Inc. requests injunctive relief and damages, with estimates potentially exceeding $1 Billion.
- Earlier this month, a federal judge found that CREXi allegedly copied and cropped watermarked photographs from CoStar, with the case moving to trial to determine damages.
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Zillow Sued for Publishing 46,000 Watermarked Photos in 'Largest Image Infringement Case' Ever
Zillow has been sued for allegedly publishing over 46,000 watermarked photos -- in what is being called "one of the largest, if not the largest, image infringement cases in history." The case could leave the real estate marketplace facing over a billion dollars in potential damages.
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WTVBZillow sued by CoStar for copyright infringement
NEW YORK :Zillow was sued on Wednesday by real estate information provider CoStar Group, which accused the largest U.S. online real estate portal of publishing at least 46,979 copyrighted photos without permission.The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damag
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