Perez Hilton Celebrity Blog Sued

December 17, 2006 · Filed Under Blogging · 3 Comments
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Once a blogger becomes famous and his/her blog is making tons of money, the lawsuits join in. Perez Hilton, a celebrity gossip blog involved in a bitter $7.5 million lawsuit with a paparazzi photo agency. Reason being that he used or source images from the internet without permission.

Perez Hilton does sound like Paris Hilton.

He usually sources the pictures from the internet, a practice not liked by the media companies. In one case, Hilton had somehow obtained and posted the photos even before the actual owners had a chance to put them on its own website.

Now X17, a paparazzi photo agency, has decided to slap a $7.5 million lawsuit on Perez alleging that he has used 51 photos without permission, payment or credit.

Hilton is not willing to give up and says that he is fighting for the entire blogger industry. Will be a very interesting case to watch. – Digital Inspiration