Getty Images Sues Microsoft Over Embeddable Image Widget, Cites ‘Incalculable Damages’

Getty Images Sues Microsoft Over Embeddable Image Widget, Cites ‘Incalculable Damages’

A recently-released product by Microsoft that allows content creators to embed digital images on their websites is being called a “massive infringement”

via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2014/09/05/getty-images-files-lawsuit-microsofts-embeddable-image-widget-cites-incalculable-damages/

In a statement to Re/Code, a Microsoft spokesperson said they would “take a close look at Getty’s concerns,” as they are “copyright owners” themselves and think “the laws in this area are very important.”