US EditionZillow Accused of Stealing 47,000 Property Photos in Major Copyright Lawsuit
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – CoStar alleges Zillow used nearly 47,000 copyrighted photos without permission to boost its rental listings and shared them with partner sites, causing widespread commercial copyright infringement.
- On June 30, CoStar Group filed a lawsuit against Zillow in the Southern District of New York, alleging it displayed and profited from nearly 47,000 copyrighted images, many with watermarks.
- Distributing images without permission, Zillow allegedly used syndication agreements to send CoStar's photos to Realtor.com and Redfin, despite investments in its photo database.
- Meanwhile, the site logged over 250,000 disputed images appearing across Zillow pages, which hosts about 160 million homes and attracts 227 million monthly visitors.
- This is the second lawsuit Zillow has faced in five weeks, with Compass seeking an injunction and damages, and settlement may be imminent.
- The lawsuit could compel Zillow to forge licensing agreements that should have existed, with billions at stake in damages and representing a major copyright infringement case.
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Zillow Gets Hit With Major Copyright Lawsuit Over 47,000 Allegedly Stolen Images
CoStar is suing Zillow, alleging it stole and profited from nearly 47,000 copyrighted images created by CoStar’s network of professional real estate photographers. This could be a major copyright case with billions at stake. Key Facts: CoStar filed a lawsuit against Zillow in the Southern District of New York on June 30. The suit alleges Zillow used nearly 47,000 copyrighted photos from CoStar without permission. Some of the disputed images all…
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New York PostZillow hit with federal copyright lawsuit over 47K allegedly stolen property photos
Real estate player CoStar, parent of Homes.com and Apartments.com, is suing Zillow, claiming the online real estate marketplace is using tens of thousands of its copyrighted photographs to prop up its business.In court documents filed with the Southern District of New York this week, CoStar said it is trying to "redress Zillow’s widespread and systematic infringement of CoStar’s copyrighted photographs, which Zillow has unlawfully exploited to b…
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