Sneaker Bar Detroit LLC failed to defeat a photographer’s copyright infringement claims over its use of a photo he took of Ye giving a pair of his Yeezy sneakers to then-President Obama.
Plaintiff Justin Buell alleges he saw his photograph on the shoe website, www.sneakerbardetroit.com, on Aug. 12, 2019, and that it was posted without his permission. Buell took the photograph on Oct. 9, 2015.
Judge Victoria A. Roberts, of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered judgment in favor of Buell after Sneaker Bar failed to answer, plead, or respond to the complaint.
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