Uber Eats Escapes Bulk of Food Photographers’ Copyright Lawsuit

Uber Technologies Inc. escaped secondary copyright infringement claims over food pictures posted on Uber Eats and temporarily avoided claims of direct infringement of the majority of pictures that were foreign-registered.

A group of photographers failed to satisfy multiple requirements for both contributory and vicarious liability in ways that can’t be fixed, the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida said while granting a partial motion to dismiss. It also said they failed to allege any facts supporting their claim that more than 160 of the 300-plus total photos without US registration qualify as a “foreign work” that doesn’t ...