Getty, AFP Appeal $1.2 Million Jury Verdict in Daniel Morel Case

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Getty Images and Agence France-Presse (AFP) have asked a federal district court to undo the $1.2 million jury verdict against them for willful infringement of photographer Daniel Morel’s copyrights, calling the verdict “a miscarriage of justice.” In a bri

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The award was the maximum amount of statutory damages possible under the law in the case, given that the jury found that both agencies infringed with willful intent.