Two Steps Forward: Another Copyright Settlement

One step back. Once again we have a settlement in another copyright infringement lawsuit.

Readers may remember this lawsuit from a couple of years ago (we covered it over a year ago), where sculptor Jack Mackie sued photographer Mike Hipple after Hipple took a picture of a woman dancing near Mackie’s sculpture and sold the picture to a stock photo agency. Mackie’s sculpture piece consists of bronze dance steps embedded in a sidewalk.

The case was scheduled for trial this July, but has officially been dismissed, and a settlement reached. Hipple added, “I also believe now that the financial stakes are such that it is not worth continuing to fight.”

Thanks to our friends in Seattle for passing this along. You can read more on the story here.

Tags: art, fair use, intellectual property, piracy, sculpture