Universal Music has been sued by the estate of photographer Chi Modu over an image of Tupac Shakur that features on a post on the major’s own editorial website uDiscoverMusic.com.
The estate says it controls the rights in the image and it’s being used without licence.The lawsuit provides a short biography of Modu, who died last year aged 54.
It explains that the award-winning photographer was “well known for his photographs of hip hop icons including Tupac Shakur, Notorious BIG, Mary J Blige, LL Cool J and many others.
He exhibited his work at numerous museums, appeared at many exhibits, and used his skills as a photographer to create unique documentaries”.On the photo at the heart of the litigation, it then adds: “Modu created an original photograph depicting Tupac Shakur.
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