Photo: by JorgeEduardo/Adobe Stock Netflix Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Clips in 'You Are What You Eat' Series
A Scottish videographer claims that Netflix and the Oceanic Preservation Society used his still photographs and video clips about open-cage salmon farming in a documentary series.
June 11, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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What You Need to Know
- A videographer represented by Doniger/Burroughs sued Netflix for copyright infringement in the Central District of California.
- The plaintiff alleges that Netflix and the Oceanic Preservation Society used his video clips of open-cage salmon farming in the documentary series.
- Netflix is currently facing another copyright lawsuit, revived in March, that accuses it of illegally using another videographer's footage.
Netflix is the target of a new lawsuit over its inclusion of copyrighted video clips in the 2024 documentary series "You Are What You Eat."
Doniger/Burroughs Law Firm filed the complaint last Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of Scottish videographer Corin Smith. The plaintiff claims that Netflix and the Oceanic Preservation Society, also named as a defendant, used his still photographs and video clips about open-cage salmon farming in both the series and its promotional materials without his approval. The OPS, a Colorado marine nonprofit, produced the series.
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