Emily Ratajkowski Violated Photographer’s Copyright With Instagram Post, Judge Rules
Emily Ratajkowski after she posted a photo he took of her to Instagram without his permission.According to court documents obtained by TheWrap, a New York federal judge ruled that Ratajkowski infringed upon O’Neil’s copyright by posting the image of herself, denying her argument that she “transformed” the photo by adding a caption. However, the judge also ruled that Ratajkowski’s holding company, Emrata Holdings, LLC, should not have been named as a defendant in the lawsuit and could therefore seek attorneys’ fees from O’Neil.The lawsuit dates back to 2019, when Ratajkowski posted the photo in question — a shot of her hiding behind a bouquet of flowers while walking the streets of Manhattan, which she captioned “Mood Forever” — to her