Liam Hemsworth dragged to court, slapped with lawsuit worth $150,000

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Liam Hemsworth dragged to court, slapped with lawsuit worth $150,0002019 hasn''t been a very good year for Liam Hemsworth and now he is
bidding farewell to it with a shocking lawsuit of $150,000 due to an Instagram post that landed him in hot waters previously.According to
sources, the Hunger Games star is being sued for the unauthorized use of a picture posted on his Instagram
According to documents obtained by E! News, Splash News and Picture Agency are dragging Hemsworth to court for copyright infringement
The suit alleges that photographer Janet Mayer took a "series of photos depicting defendant Hemsworth performing an outdoor scene on
location for production of the film Isn't It Romantic."It looks like the actor posted the picture on his Instagram account on July 15, 2018
tagging the film promotional page
&Hemsworth or someone acting on his behalf again posted the Photograph to Hemsworth's Instagram Story twice on June 20, 2019," the
documents state
"That same day, there was a swipe-up feature on his Instagram story to encourage people to vote for the movie Isn't It Romantic for the Teen
Choice Movie Awards." According to the suit, Hemsworth could end up paying up to $150,000 in damages."Plaintiff is informed and believes and
on that basis alleges that defendant's acts of copyright infringement, as alleged above, were willful, intentional, and malicious, which
further subjects defendants to liability for statutory damages under Section 504(c)(2) of the Copyright Act in the sum of up to $150,000 per
infringement
Within the time permitted by law, plaintiff will make its election between actual damages and statutory damages," state the
documents.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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