Justin Bieber Gets Sued By A Photographer For Posting A Picture Of Himself On Social Media

Justin Bieber recently took to social media to share a picture of himself with a friend. The 'Baby' singer is now being sued by an international photographer over copyrights issue on a photo featuring him

Gretel Sequeira

Thu Oct 17 2019, 14:34:55 49887 views
Hollywood singer Justin Beiber is head over heels in love with his wife Hailey Baldwin and the pictures of the couple on their respective social media handles say it all. Bieber is known for his activeness on social media and constantly updates fans with pictures. Earlier on March 13, Justin took to his social media to share a picture of him with a friend. Now, an international photographer Robert Barbara has taken legal action against Justin Bieber for copyright infringement of the picture he shared on his social media.

Justin Bieber has gotten into a copyright violation case for a picture he posted on Instagram with friend Rich Wilkerson and himself on March 13.  International photographer Robert Barbera has filed litigation against Justin Bieber over copyright violation for a picture the singer shared on his Instagram. According to a report in E!News, the photographer said that the action was taken when Justin used a copyrighted picture, owned and registered under the name of Robert Barbera. While Barbera is and has always been the rightful and sole owner of the picture, the documents also stated the same. While Bieber did an unauthorized copy of the picture and displayed it public, the singer shared the picture captioning it, “Me and my guy.” (Also Read: Justin Bieber Turns Craftsman, Makes A Necklace For Darling Hailey Baldwin)


Meanwhile, the report stated that according to the court documents, the I Don’t Care singer did not seek permission from the photographer to publish the picture online on a social media platform, neither did he license the photo for his Instagram page from Robert Barbara.



As Justin Bieber is in a huge mess over a picture he shared on his Instagram, earlier, Hustlers star Jennifer Lopez was also taken to court for copyright infringement. The actress was sued over a picture she posted of her and fiancé Alex Rodriguez on her Instagram story in 2017 by Splash News and Picture Agency.  


Image source: Instagram/ Justin Bieber

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