Lil Nas X Did Not Steal a Photographer's Poses, Court Rules

Lil Nas X Did Not Steal a Photographer's Poses, Court Rules

An appeals court recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by a photographer who claimed that rapper Lil Nas X copied poses and artistic concepts used in his Instagram posts. The decision, which affirms that poses in photographs are not copyright protected, is the culmination of a years-long legal battle that began in 2022, when freelance artist and model Rodney Woodland initially filed suit against the musician.In his legal filing, Woodland cited ph…