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20 April 2022CopyrightMuireann Bolger

Amazon faces lawsuit over Michael Jordan dunk photo

Amazon has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that the online retailer did not comply with Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices concerning a photo of basketball player Michael Jordan.

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