The complaint goes on to assert that “as of the date of this filing, Hadid’s Instagram account includes at least fifty examples of uncredited photographs of Hadid in public, at press events, or on the runway. “Although the case was settled prior to the discovery stage of litigation, the facts alleged in ,” according to Xclusive, “are nearly identical to the facts alleged in the present case, including the allegation Hadid copied and posted Plaintiff Cepeda’s copyrighted photograph (of Hadid on a public street in New York City) to Hadid’s Instagram and Twitter accounts without license or permission from [the copyright holder.” As Xclusive notes, “Hadid was named as a defendant … in a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement” after she posted a different photo of herself on her Instagram account without licensing it from the copyright holder. How did she know? Well, because she has been sued for this very thing before. Xclusive’s complaint asserts that Hadid – who posted the since-deleted image to her Instagram account last year – “had first-hand knowledge that copying and posting photographs, of herself … to her Instagram or other social media accounts that she did not properly license or otherwise receive permission from the copyright holder constituted copyright infringement.” According to the complaint, which was filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Hadid “copied and posted” to her Instagram account a photo belonging to XCLUSIVE-LEE, INC., “without license or permission from Xclusive.” In October, Hadid revealed on Instagram that she was being “legally pursued” for posting a paparazzi photo of herself on her Instagram account, and as of Monday, the 23-year old supermodel has been slapped with a copyright infringement suit. The lawsuit that Gigi Hadid alluded to in a social media post last fall has been filed.
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