Title is somewhat misleading. It's not for anything video-related. It's for using a (probably free) photo of actress Cuca Escribano without permission.

  • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    The same photo is still in use by The Movie DB, one of Plex’s data suppliers.

    So someone submitted a copyrighted image to a 3rd-party user-created database and Plex ingested the image.

    Seems like the claimant has a legitimate case but it's strange that they didn't sue the people actually providing the image. Not enough money in it, probably.

  • Morgikan@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Whether they win the case or not, Plex should replace the photo with one poorly drawn in MS Paint as an FU to the photographer.

  • matey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Most people use the service for perfectly legitimate purposes.

    But also, the copyright infringement is for using a picture of an actress on their website; the photographer who took the photo usually licenses it for third party use, and Plex didn't have permission to use it.