German Photographer Sued Facebook for Removing EXIF Data, and He Won

If you’re keeping track today, the score is Big Corporations: 1, Photographers: 1. Because while Carol Highsmith might have all-but-lost her epic lawsuit

via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2016/11/22/german-photographer-sued-facebook-removing-exif-data-won/

Steußloff argued that this practice violates German Copyright Law, and therefore Facebook is bound to stop doing it. In a ruling on February 9th, the court agreed; and since it’s been six months and Facebook has not challenged the ruling, the judgement is considered final.