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Rapper/sports talk show analyst Cam'ron learns the hard way about copyright infringement when using photos of yourself that don't belong to you.
It has been detected Digital Music Newsthe Diplomats co-founder and co-organizer of it It is what it is The podcast must open its wallet and pay photographer Djamilla Cochran $51,000.
A judge orders Cam'ron to pay Cochran for using her iconic image of the Harlem rapper wearing a pink fur coat and headband while using a pink flip phone without permission.
Per Digital Music News:
Since Cam'ron, whose legal name is Cameron Giles, never responded to the lawsuit, let alone offered a defense, Judge William Martini easily ruled in Cochran's favor. In his decisionJudge Martini ordered Cam'ron to pay $40,530 in “statutory damages,” in addition to repaying the $10,691 it cost Cochran to file the lawsuit in the first place.
“The court finds that a statutory award of seven times the license fee is sufficient to compensate the plaintiff for the infringement of her copyright and to deter future infringements by punishing the defendants,” the judge wrote.
Cochran captured the image in 2003 at a fashion show in New York and it is one of Hip-Hop's most iconic images. According to the lawsuit, Cam'ron, who was born Cameron Giles, used the photo on merchandise including jewelry, T-shirts and other merchandise.
Now, right off the bat, you might be wondering how the creator of 'Oh Boy' could be sued for using a photo of him. Well, the photo belongs to whoever took the photo.
Cam'ron isn't the first celebrity to face this dilemma. Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa have also faced similar lawsuits.
