Clothing Store Hit With Copyright Suit Over Kim Kardashian Photo

Nov. 28, 2023, 11:10 PM UTC

A California clothing store allegedly infringed the copyright of a photography company’s image of Kim Kardashian in a pink latex bodysuit, according to a federal lawsuit.

The photo was allegedly used in an October 2021 story on the website for Vex Clothing Inc. without Chosen Figure LLC’s permission, according to the complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Central District of California.

A “page not found” message appears in place of the alleged Vex Clothing blog post that included the image of Kardashian. The copyrighted image is available for commercial licensing, but Vex Clothing allegedly didn’t have ...

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