Barstool Sports Settles Mushroom Candy Photo Infringement Suit

Aug. 30, 2024, 5:03 PM UTC

Barstool Sports Inc. has settled a copyright infringement suit involving a photo of a psychedelic mushroom candy bar, a federal judge said.

Judge Gregory H. Woods, of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered the lawsuit dismissed with prejudice after the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal.

The settlement resolves claims made by Manhattan-based professional photographer Helayne Seidman that Barstool used one of her candybar photos for a story, without permission and in violation of copyright laws.

Barstool, a sports and pop culture website, displayed the photo on its site in 2022, attached to a ...

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