Jury Awards Daniel Morel $1.2 Million in Damages from AFP, Getty Images

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Jury Awards Daniel Morel $1.2 Million in Damages from AFP, Getty Images | PDNPulse

A jury has awarded photographer Daniel Morel $1.2 million in damages after deciding that Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images willfully violated his copyright. The award is the maximum amount of statutory damages possible under the law. AFP and Get

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And the defense? “There was stone silence from the defense. [They were] dumbfounded—looked like a bomb went off!”